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☆ Travis Kelce’s new contract with Kansas City Chiefs makes him highest paid tight end in NFL, reps say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Three-time Super Bowl champion and four-time All-Pro Travis Kelce has signed a record contract for NFL tight ends, according to his representatives. “Back at it again, baby!” Kelce, an 11-year veteran, exclaimed in a video posted by the team on X, formerly Twitter. The $17.125 million yearly average outpaces New York Giants tight end Darren Waller, who had been the league’s highest-paid player in the position, with a salary of $17 million per year, per Spotrac. After winning his third Super Bowl, he and Swift took a vacation in the Bahamas. In an exclusive interview with People magazine, the tight end shared his joy about his current life.

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☆ She set out to find a husband in a year. Then she matched with a guy on a dating app on the other side of the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

He quickly found the Wellington dating pool to be full of people he vaguely knew – friends of friends or old college acquaintances. The whole thing was quite surreal, made only more so by the fact that Samantha had now met Toby’s parents before she’d actually met Toby in person. When Samantha returned to London, Toby was in a bad way. “But we were spending 24/7 together.”Samantha says the decision was obvious “pretty much as soon as we met in real life.”In time, Toby met Samantha’s family. Telling the story on stageSamantha first told the story of how she met Toby on stage in 2018.

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☆ Wrexham secures promotion with magnificent 6-0 victory as Ryan Reynolds hails ‘ride of our lives’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney could not have written a better Hollywood script since taking over Wrexham AFC in February 2021. The Welsh club earned its second consecutive promotion, this time to League One - English football’s third tier – following a 6-0 win over Forest Green Rovers on Saturday at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales. With the win, Wrexham trails Stockport by four points for the League Two title, though the league leader has played one game fewer. Wrexham is now two promotions away from the English Premier League, with the Championship – English football’s second tier – the next aim. The Welsh club will look to continue its quest for a League Two championship when it next plays on April 20 against Crewe Alexandra at The Mornflake Stadium in Crewe, England

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☆ Millionaire matchmaker Patti Stanger knows what the ultrarich want in a partner
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Now, over 15 years after "The Millionaire Matchmaker" first premiered, Stanger is back on reality TV with "Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker," an unscripted CW series where she's teamed up with former "Bachelor" star Nick Viall to help singles find love. I feel like that's a little bit controversial…Then don't date. Do ultrawealthy people all look for the same thing in a partner when they're dating with the intention to marry? Evans Vestal Ward/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesWhat are some of the biggest mistakes you see ultrawealthy people make when they're dating? "Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker" airs Thursdays at 8 p.m.

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☆ An influencer is slammed for having a 'wasteful' and 'polluting' gender reveal party that saw a trio of airplanes leaving smoke-like trails in the sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Lithuanian influencer has social media users riled up after posting a video of her gender reveal. AdvertisementLithuanian influencer Inga Stumbriene has faced backlash online after she shared videos of her and her husband's gender reveal party. Related stories"Thanks for killing the planet," one Instagram user commented on the influencer's post. "This gender reveal made me sad, it's just so wasteful," said another. Gender reveal parties have become more extravagant and, in some cases, more dangerous in recent years.

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☆ Disney proxy battle is about a lot more than just two board seats
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As for the newsletter, in today's big story, we're breaking down Disney's big proxy fight . Activist investor Nelson Peltz's proxy fight against Disney for two seats on the company's board comes to a head at its annual shareholder meeting today. The total amount spent between Disney and its rivals wrangling votes is estimated to be at least $70 million, a record for a proxy fight. The statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 3 things in businessWin McNamee/Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIIn other newsAdvertisementWhat's happening todayThe Walt Disney Company's annual meeting will be held today.

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☆ Reddit's co-founder is bickering with investors on the company's big IPO day
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But Reddit's co-founder took to X to call out a perceived slight by investor Initialized Capital. But it's not all sunshine and roses for Reddit, whose co-founder and early investors are bickering on social media. Alexis Ohanian called out Initialized Capital investors on X after the firm's social media account failed to congratulate him by name on Reddit's IPO. Garry Tan tweeted a congrtulations to both Alexis Ohanian an Steve Huffman on Reddit's IPO. Ohanian, Tan, and representatives for Initialized Capital did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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☆ SpaceX’s Starship hits key milestones in test flight but is lost now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. “But again, just it’s incredible to see how much further we got this time around.”SpaceX also never intended to recover Starship after this flight test. The Super Heavy booster burned through most of its fuel and broke away from the Starship spacecraft, the upper stage that rides atop the Super Heavy. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the “mishap” involving both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft. The SpaceX Starship rocket system lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, for its third integrated test flight on Thursday.

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☆ 5 subtle signs your friend is jealous of you, even if they seem supportive
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A psychologist shared the subtle signs a friend might be jealous of you. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But if you're sure you aren't the humblebrag express, Kirmayer shared some signs a friend might actually be jealous of you. Related storiesWhen you do have good news to share, Kirmayer said they might not ask many follow-up questions or acknowledge it too much. They might say and do all the textbook supportive things, but you might still feel that they're jealous.

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☆ Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo may be gearing up for an epic ‘method dressing’ press tour of ‘Wicked’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The stars of the new “Wicked” movie appear to be gearing up for an epic “method dressing” press tour, having opted for color-coded looks on the Oscars red carpet Sunday night in Los Angeles. Cynthia Erivo wore a bewitching emerald-green custom leather Louis Vuitton gown with structured ruffle sleeves and train, as a nod to her, well, “wicked” character Elphaba. Cynthia Erivo arrives at the Oscars channeling her character Elphaba, Wicked Witch of the West in the fictional world of Oz. Erivo and Grande even attended the 2024 Super Bowl in custom Louis Vuitton jerseys. “There’s always that incredible pressure because it’s so beloved,” Grande told Oscars pre-show co-host Vanessa Hudgens on the red carpet.

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☆ I worked at a popular hotel chain for 3 years. Here are 10 common mistakes I saw guests make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Dani Quesnel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewI worked at a hotel chain that was always busy — during peak tourist season, we were sold out most nights. Companies like Marriott, Hilton, Choice Hotels, and IHG have thousands of hotels worldwide that you can earn points to redeem for free hotel rooms and gift cards at popular retailers. AdvertisementTrying to use someone else's credit cardYou need a credit card to check in, and it should ideally be your own. Monkey Business Images/ShutterstockHotels only allow you to use someone else's credit card if the card owner has provided the hotel with a credit-card-authorization form. AdvertisementShowing up without a credit card or IDHaving an ID is crucial for a smooth check-in process.

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☆ A complete timeline of Tom Holland and Zendaya's relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +53 min

AdvertisementNovember 2016: Holland and Zendaya appear in their first-ever joint cover, for The Hollywood ReporterZendaya and Tom Holland in June 2017. March 2021: Holland describes Zendaya as 'very sensible and humble'Zendaya and Tom Holland in June 2017. November 17, 2021: Holland and Zendaya comment on their relationship going publicZendaya and Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." February 18, 2022: Tom Holland denies reports that he bought a new house in London with ZendayaTom Holland in February 2022. I visited a lot while they were shooting it and I really, really enjoyed it.

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lydia polgreenSure, but a few things — one thing that was elided in a lot of the discourse about men falling behind really, really, really under emphasized or just ignored the racial component of it. I just don’t — I don’t —ross douthatYeah, there were like five. That’s a really, really, really big shift. Are women going to pay a disproportionate price for childbearing in terms of their economic potential? But I think — Ross wrote a column about just how freaking weird the bizarre conspiracy theories about Taylor and Travis are.

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☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explains why his official campaign TikTok left a heart eyes emoji comment on an OnlyFans model's video in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An X user posted a video showing RFK Jr.'s TikTok had commented on OnlyFans model's TikTok account. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, an X user by the name of Johnny Maga shared a video showing that the official TikTok account of presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. had posted a comment of "Wow [heart eyes emoji] [heart eyes emoji]" on a TikTok video of an OnlyFans model in 2022. "The TikTok comment in question was made in 2022 long before I ever had a TikTok account. This comment now appears on my account because the account was previously owned by one of the campaign's young social media managers." "When I announced my run for the presidency in April of 2023 the team wanted it broadcasted on every social media platform, including TikTok," Kennedy wrote.

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Amateur champion, is the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson at the Tucson Open in 1991. Playing in just his fourth tour event, he became only the seventh amateur winner since 1945 — and the third since 1957. He's also the youngest winner in the event's history, and he became the youngest amateur to win on the tour since 1910. If he turns pro and joins the PGA Tour, he still gets in the Masters and U.S. Open, along with the remaining seven $20 million signature events on tour. “I think I hit somebody” with the second shot, Dunlap said.

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☆ Congrats, and Goodbye, to Peak TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As “Succession” cast members marched up to the Emmy stage on Monday night to grab their statues for the show’s final season, they used it as one last opportunity to say goodbye. Kieran Culkin, after kissing his co-star Brian Cox on the lips, gave a tearful speech while accepting the award for best actor in a drama. Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook, who each won acting awards as well, gave loving tributes to fellow cast members. And Jesse Armstrong, the creator of “Succession,” capped off the night by accepting the best drama award for the third and final time and noting: “We can now depart the stage.”It all punctuated an end-of-era feeling at the Emmy Awards on Monday night. The ceremony felt in many ways like a book end to the so-called Peak TV era itself.

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☆ Meta to expand encryption on Messenger making it similar to WhatsApp
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Because of the encryption technology "nobody, including Meta, can see what's sent or said, unless you choose to report a message to us," Loredana Crisan, the head of Messenger, wrote in an accompanying blog post . Since 2016, Messenger users could choose, or opt-in, to safeguarding their chats via a process referred to as end-to-end encryption, which scrambles peoples' communications so that third-parties can't eavesdrop and access the data. Although Meta's other messaging app, WhatsApp, also utilizes end-to-end encryption, privacy advocates have generally considered Signal to be a more secure communication service because it collects less user data. "After years of work rebuilding Messenger, we've updated the app with default end-to-end encryption for all personal calls and messages," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday. In 2022, Meta conducted a test on Messenger that let users back up their end-to-end encrypted conversations in case they needed to access them on another device.

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☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket and spacecraft lost in second test flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Leighton Rowell | Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft successfully separated after liftoff, as the Starship lit up its engines and pushed away. SpaceX's Starship launches on its second test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday morning. The method was used to separate the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket after liftoff. Then, the spacecraft’s flight termination system was triggered to prevent it from veering off course, bringing an early end to the test flight. After April’s explosive first test flight, SpaceX noted “success comes from what we learn, and we learned a tremendous amount.”

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☆ Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. named unanimous MLB MVPs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ohtani becomes the first player ever to be named unanimous American League MVP twice and joins Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera as the only foreign-born players to win the award multiple times. Earning a total of 420 points, Ohtani beat out Texas Rangers teammates Corey Seager with 264 points and Marcus Semien with 216 points. Additionally, Acuña led the majors with 149 runs, 217 hits, an on-base percentage of .416) and a 1.012 OPS. “I feel really happy and privileged to be here with my family,” Acuña said in Spanish on MLB Network, surrounded by friends and family. Prior to Thursday, there had never been two unanimous MVPs announced by the writers’ association in the same season, dating back to 1931.

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☆ 'Looksmaxxing' is the new TikTok trend for young men who want to be hot
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Looksmaxxing" is the Tiktok trend taking hold among some young men who want to be better-looking. The New York Times wrote about the trend, which has shifted from a friendlier version on Tiktok, where handsome men give basic advice. The story points out that much of the TikTok version of the trend is simply helpful, basic advice, and the target audience is often young teenage men — a demographic that can be hygienically challenged. Calling these basic tips "looksmaxxing" — and treating it like getting "facial gains" — is silly. But this is the first time we're seeing swaths of young men gathering online to talk about it with these meme-y terms like "mogging" (looking hotter than someone else).

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 points, and the Indiana Pacers routed the San Antonio Spurs 152-111 on Monday night for coach Rick Carlisle's 900th career victory. The Pacers won in style, tying a team record for most points in a game. Reserve Doug McDermott scored 17 points to lead the Spurs, who lost at home to Toronto a night earlier. The Pacers tied a franchise record for most first-half points in taking an 86-61 lead at the break. The Pacers won handily two nights after setting a team record with 12 3-pointers in a 50-point third quarter, but in a 125-124 loss at home to Charlotte.

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☆ Swiatek wins WTA Finals, regains world number one ranking
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/8] Tennis - WTA Finals - Cancun, Mexico - November 6, 2023 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Jessica Pegula of the U.S. REUTERS/Henry Romero Acquire Licensing RightsNov 6 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek dominated American Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to win the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun on Monday and regain her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka. The Pole broke Pegula five times and won the final 11 games in a 59-minute slaughter to capture her first WTA Finals title in a match delayed by a day due to rain. "I want to thank my team who have been with me for the whole season," Swiatek said during the trophy ceremony. The 29-year-old Pegula, who struggled on her serve and failed to match Swiatek's energy level, was gracious in defeat. "Congrats on ending the year number one and winning this tournament, it's really incredible" she said.

Persons: Iga, Jessica Pegula, Henry Romero, Swiatek, Aryna, We've, it's, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, WTA, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Cancun, Mexico, Los Angeles

As Harvick readied to return to Phoenix Raceway — a track where he was once practically unbeatable — it finally hit him that he's done as a NASCAR Cup Series driver. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesHarvick isn't going very far and can't really fathom a life away from the racetrack. Now he's 47 and a former Cup champion with 60 career victories, good for 10th on NASCAR's all-time wins list. "And then you have kids and you look around and you realize, ‘Man, this is really what my life is all about. I love racing.’ That really came from watching Keelan race and watching him grow to love this sport and watching the other parents and the other kids.

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☆ Here are the emails, texts and photos that could put Sam Bankman-Fried in prison for life
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Lawyers for the U.S. Attorney's office entered into evidence a series of photos featuring the $35 million penthouse where Sam Bankman-Fried and his fellow co-workers resided. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNYZoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNYZoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

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☆ Read the secret Signal messages that could help put Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Sam Bankman-Fried appears at federal court in New York on Oct. 4, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried. In a direct appeal to Bankman-Fried, Singh wrote on Nov. 6, 2022, "one thing that'd seriously help me is if I didn't have debts." Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Claudia Johnson, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Ryan Salame, Damian Williams, Yuki Iwamura, Ellison, Bankman, Joe Bankman, Ramnik Arora, Ryne Miller, Constance Wang, Singh, Wang, reassurances, FTX, Changpeng Zhao, he'd, Um, Sam, Binance, Zhao, it's, Sam Trabucco, Ben Xie, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Adam Yedidia, Yedidia, chares, SDNY Singh, Gabe, Salame, Michael Sadowsky, Sadowsky, FTX's, Dawn Giel Organizations: Alameda Research, Stanford, Bloomberg, Getty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, alameda, Prime Trust Bank Locations: New York, Alameda, Manhattan, U.S, FTX, Sequoia, Alameda's, Bahamas

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