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☆ 3 in-demand, high-paying side hustles—some can pay more than $200 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Americans are diving into freelancing — 38% performed freelance work in 2023, according to Upwork's December 2023 Freelance Forward survey. You can write people's video game profiles, get paid to pretend to be someone on their dating profiles or even get paid to stand in line for people. Here are three high-paying, in-demand side hustles to consider according to Kristof and Daniella Flores, founder of side hustle blog I Like to Dabble. If you're interested in learning how it works, there are all sorts of online courses on sites like Coursera and tutorials by Google itself. When you take the courses, "you're often connected to the people who are going to hire you in the end," says Kristof.

Persons: Kathy Kristof, Kristof, Daniella Flores Organizations: Social, Google, IBM, Apple, National Initiative, Cybersecurity Careers Locations: cybersecurity

☆ Opinion: Trump Media’s billion-dollar valuation makes no sense
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —At Trump Media, it was the best of times, and it looks like it’s headed for the worst of times. Courtesy Jill FilipovicLast week, Trump Media was valued at nearly $11 billion, an astronomical sum for a money-losing company with a few million in revenue. Truth Social, Trump Media’s answer to Twitter/X, has fewer than 500,000 monthly active US users, compared to X’s 75 million. The Trump Media story, though, is a fascinating one because it is an amplified example of so much of the Trump playbook. “The first rule of cults is: you’re never in a cult,” cult expert Daniella Mestyanek Young told Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Michael Ohlrogge, he’s, MAGA, there’s, Rick Ross, Robert Jay Lifton, ”, —, “, you’re, Daniella Mestyanek Young, Jennifer Rubin Organizations: Twitter, CNN, CNN —, Trump Media, Trump, NYU, Washington Post, Republican, Republican Party, RNC Locations: New York, America

☆ Oscars predictions: ‘Oppenheimer’ seems to be the movie awards voters have been waiting for
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A woman poses for a selfie in New York to celebrate the "Barbie" movie on Friday, July 21. Hannah Beier/The Washington Post/Getty Images Cierra Fraser and Joslin Farley pose outside of a theater in Los Angeles on Saturday. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Barbie fan Shannon Douglas poses for a photo Saturday in Somerdale, New Jersey. Hannah Beier/The Washington Post/Getty Images A group of friends gather outside a movie theater in Los Angeles on Friday. Jenna Schoenefeld/The Washington Post/Getty Images A Barbie fan attends a movie showing in New York on Friday.

Persons: CNN — “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, Christopher Nolan’s, “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie ”, Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, ”, “, Stephanie Keith, Britney Stewart, Hannah Beier, Cierra Fraser, Joslin Farley, Jenna Schoenefeld, Maria Plascencea, Daniella Galvan, Plascencea, Daniella, Dania Maxwell, Shannon Douglas, Jasmine Vaughn Perrett, Barbie, Perrett, Sophie Davidoff, Ayan Babayeva, Mia Ilyaich, Ayan, Reece Adineh, James Cameron Organizations: CNN, Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild of America, Academy, Golden Globes, of America, Academy and Universal Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, CNN The Academy, ABC, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Getty, North Locations: New York, Somerdale , New Jersey, Los Angeles, North America, Iran

☆ Taylor Swift's gameday outfits are a touchdown for fashion brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

She attended 12 Kansas City Chiefs games during the regular season to support her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, and her fashion choices stole the show each time. Taylor Swift attending an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins. Taylor Swift attends a Kansas City Chiefs game on December 10, 2023. Taylor Swift attends a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots on December 17, 2023. "There are tons of people who have no idea who we are, and Taylor Swift is the biggest star in the world.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Swift, Travis Kelce, Swifties couldn't, they've, Taylor, Ed Zurga, Chris Harrington, Jamie Squire, Harrington, we've, Emily Bordner, Bordner, Donna Kelce, Patrick Smith, —, Emily Bordner Westside, Kathryn Cacho, Danielle Parhizkaran, it's, Kathryn, Misha Wilson, Kelce, Simone Kendle, Erimish, Wilson, Erin Andrews, Daniella Fiala, Samantha Colby, We've, Fiala, Sportico, Kristin Juszczyk, Kyle Juszczyk, Brittany Mahomes, Simone Biles, It's, haven't Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Super, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Westside Storey, Kansas City, EB, AFC, Baltimore Ravens, Emily Bordner Westside Storey, New England Patriots, Boston Globe, Getty, Los Angeles Chargers, AFC Championship, San Francisco 49ers, Arrowhead Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, —, Kansas, Missouri, Westside

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House rejected three abortion bills Thursday, refusing to either further restrict or protect reproductive rights. The House voted 193-184 Thursday in favor of asking voters to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution as well. The only one of three measures to be debated was the constitutional amendment to protect abortion up to 24 weeks and allow abortions beyond that when a physician believes they are necessary. “There simply is no threat to abortion rights in this state, despite the never-ending political rhetoric to the contrary," said Rep. Bob Lynn, a Republican from Windham. "And therefore, this proposed constitutional amendment is totally unnecessary.”

Persons: “, Amanda Toll, Daniella, ”, Bob Lynn Organizations: CONCORD, Republican, New Hampshire House, Rep, U.S, Supreme Locations: N.H, New, New Hampshire, Keene, Windham

☆ Gulf Coast officials are scrambling to prepare for a hurricane and extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And along the Gulf Coast, officials are now grappling with how to handle two potentially deadly disasters set to compound: a hurricane and extreme heat. Last week, the city issued an emergency declaration for extreme heat, underscoring rising concerns about widespread power outages ahead of peak hurricane season. Experts have also said that extreme heat is a silent killer and can be a major contributing factor in the overall hurricane death toll. “If Miami experienced extreme heat at the same time, portions of our community would have no relief for what could be days or weeks,” Williams told CNN. Officials there are still navigating how to properly prepare for the rapidly changing extreme weather to avoid mass casualties.

Persons: CNN — It’s, ” Anna Nguyen, —, they’ve, ” Christopher Dalbom, who’s, Christiana Botic, Nikisha Williams, ” Williams, Irma pummeled, ” Thomas Muñoz, “, We’ve, Pete Gomez, Hurricane Ida, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Daniella Levine Cava, Gomez, ” Gomez, Williams, ”, Muñoz, I’ve, ” Muñoz, Nguyen, they’re, Katrina, ” Nguyen, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, New Orleans Homeland Security, Preparedness, Tulane Center, Environmental Law, New York Times, The Miami Foundation, Miami, Houston’s Office, Emergency Management, Dade, Bloomberg, Getty, Homeless Locations: Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Miami, Dade County , New Orleans, Houston, Coast, Irma pummeled Florida, Texas, Florida, Dade County, Miami , Florida, “, Orleans

☆ Cat-sitting to save on travel costs? I looked after 5 and got a free place in Spain for two weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In lieu of payment, I could stay in her ensuite guest room, and even use her car too. Daniella asked. After dropping Daniella off at the airport early the next morning, my adventure as a first-time cat sitter began. I'd top up the dry food that they grazed on during the day and make sure they had fresh water. Phiro, a pale ginger tabby, one of the cats the author took care of.

Persons: Spain, I'd, Daniella, Yoda, Markus Lange, I'm, —, Orion, Holger Leue, Jabbo, Lucy Handley Organizations: Getty, Mallorca —, Bank Locations: Mallorca, Binissalem, Switzerland, Arizona, Vietnam, Bali, Las Vegas, Es, de Muro, Port d'Alcudia, Binssalem's, Muro, Pollenca

☆ A Mother, Her Daughter, a Masterwork of Psychological Tension
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Flynn Berry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

HOW TO LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER, by Hila Blum. A woman travels for thousands of miles to spy on a family at the start of “How to Love Your Daughter,” by Hila Blum. Inside are her daughter Leah and her two granddaughters, but they don’t know she is outside: Yoella hasn’t seen Leah in years and has never met her granddaughters. For six years, Leah has made sporadic calls to her mother from around the world, “from Dharamsala, Bangalore, Hanoi, Chiang Mai. She puts herself on trial as a mother, summoning witnesses, poring over the evidence, searching for a crime.

Persons: Hila Blum, Daniella Zamir, Yoella, Leah, Yoella hasn’t, Chiang Mai, “, poring Locations: Dharamsala, Bangalore, Hanoi, Netherlands

☆ How to start a pet-sitting side hustle—you could make as much as $40 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

For anyone looking for a side hustle this summer, pet-sitting might be the way to go. Their owners will need help taking care of them when they're gone. In fact, some might need help whether they end up going away or not. Pet owners need help with an assortment of activities. Whatever help owners need and you're interested in giving, check out sites like Care.com, Wag!, Rover and Sittercity for opportunities.

Persons: Angelique Rewers, BoldHaus, they're, Daniella Flores, Flores

☆ 4 lucrative side hustles for summer 2023—one pays up to $80 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

If you're curious to start a side hustle yourself, summer could be a good time to dive in. Be a summer school assistantPost pandemic, many kids are far behind in school. As such, more parents may elect to send their kids to summer school than usual. She calls it a "summer school assistant." The summer school assistant would pick kids up from summer school, help them with their homework and tutor them in any particular subject if needed.

Persons: Angelique Rewers, That's, Airbnb, –, Daniella Flores, Flores, Rewers Organizations: Facebook, Rover Locations: Airbnb, San Diego, Portland , Maine, Dallas , Texas, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, New York

☆ Ex-Social Worker, 32, Pretended to Be a Boston High School Student, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Eduardo Medina | Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At English High School, she went by Ellie. At Jeremiah E. Burke High School, she introduced herself as Daniella. But the authorities have now learned that Ellie and Daniella were the aliases for Shelby Hewitt, a 32-year-old former state social worker who they say posed as a high school student at three Boston public schools — where she gossiped with teenagers during lunch and complained about homework. On Tuesday, she was charged with three counts of forgery of documents, two counts of false writing and one count of identity fraud in West Roxbury Division Boston Municipal Court, records show. Ms. Hewitt — who enrolled under different aliases in the 2022-2023 school year at English, Jeremiah E. Burke, and Brighton High schools by forging paperwork — had not been arrested as of Thursday, according to the Boston Police Department, which declined to answer questions about the case.

Persons: Ellie, Jeremiah E, Daniella, Shelby Hewitt, Hewitt —, Burke, — Organizations: English High School, Burke High School, —, West Roxbury Division, West Roxbury Division Boston Municipal Court, Brighton High, Boston Police Department Locations: Boston, West Roxbury, West Roxbury Division Boston

☆ TikTok made their businesses popular and lucrative, and now they fear a ban: 'I'll be screwed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Daniella Jimenez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

She also posts TikTok videos about the process. The acrimony could potentially lead to a nationwide prohibition of TikTok, following a Montana statewide ban signed into law last month. There's no publicly known evidence of the Chinese government requesting data from TikTok, or TikTok providing it. The state's governor, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill last month that will prohibit Google and Apple's app stores from offering the TikTok app, starting in January 2024. The app disputed Montana's claim that TikTok is used for surveillance, saying the state has "nothing to support these allegations."

Persons: Emily Swift, Swift, Shou Zi Chew, you've, TikTok, Chew, Aram Sinnreich, Greg Gianforte, Taylor Reed, Reed Organizations: U.S, CNBC, Communication, Tech, Google Locations: Connecticut, —, U.S, Beijing, Montana, Kalispell , Montana

One source for such items is Outlandish, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn, outfitter that opened in January. It was co-founded by Benje Williams and Ken Bernard, who are Black, expressly to encourage people of color to reconnect with the outdoors. The shop sells the necessary gear but also organizes hikes outside of the city and hosts a book club focused on works about nature by writers of color. He and his father, who hadn’t gone backpacking in 40 years, have been on three more trips since. For the adventurous dad, Williams recommends an ultralightweight stuff sack from Allmansright, whose backpacks and bags are handmade in the Bronx, or socks from the Brooklyn-based label William Ellery, which offers wool-blend pairs in nature-inspired colors with names like Chanterelle and Lichen.

Persons: Benje Williams, Ken Bernard, Williams, Benjamin, William Ellery, Daniella Manini, Jade, Jamaica Organizations: Father’s, New Locations: , Brooklyn, outfitter, Sierra Nevada, Allmansright, Bronx, Brooklyn, Peruvian, California, Ita, British Nigerian, New Yorker, Antigua, outlandish.nyc

☆ Roman and Kendall Roy’s ‘Succession’ Pads Hit the Market — for Real
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If Roman Roy were a real person, he wouldn’t live on the Upper West Side. So said a real-life real estate broker recently. Fans of the show were there with Roman (played by Kieran Culkin) during a recent episode when he solemnly brushed his teeth the morning after a devastating plot twist. Daniella G. Schlisser, the real-life associate broker with Brown Harris Stevens and a listing agent for the apartment, said that if Roman were a real person, she would redirect him south, probably to TriBeCa, where he might receiver a warmer welcome. Given his winning personality, she’d advise him: “No one’s going to talk to you here — you won’t make any friends” in the family-oriented Upper West Side.

☆ This digital nomad worked in 20 countries in 5 years. Here are her best money tips
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Daniella Pashuk decided to be a digital nomad 5 years ago, even before the pandemic when she was just 19. But Daniella Pashuk became a digital nomad five years ago, well before the pandemic when she was just 19. "I got to be wherever I want to be and do whatever I want to do in different countries. Daniella Pashuk digital nomadNow 24, Pashuk has traveled to over 20 countries in five years. Daniella Pashuk Digital nomad

The U.N. Security Council includes five permanent members—the U.S., Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom—as well as 10 nonpermanent members. U.S. allies are considering denouncing Russia’s arrest and detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in the United Nations Security Council Monday, when Russia assumes the rotating monthly presidency of the body. Mr. Gershkovich, 31 years old, was detained March 29 while reporting in Yekaterinburg, more than 800 miles east of Moscow. Russian authorities have accused him of espionage, which the Journal and the Biden administration deny.

☆ Florida aquarium to release orca after more than 50 years in captivity
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A killer whale jumps out of the water in the sea near Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonMarch 30 (Reuters) - A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 5,000-pound (2,268 kg) killer whale held in captivity for more than half a century, officials said on Thursday. The plan to return Lolita to her natural habitat requires federal approval, according to the newspaper. The Seaquarium's previous owner, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (SEAS.N), phased out killer whale shows in 2016. Killer whales are highly social mammals that have no natural predators and can up to 80 years.

☆ U.N. Sees Wide Range of War Crimes by Russian Forces in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Daniella Cheslow | Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The conflict in Mariupol, Ukraine, has left apartments destroyed and residents devastated. United Nations investigators have gathered evidence of a range of atrocities that Russian forces committed against Ukrainians that amount to war crimes, a United Nations commission found. An independent commission formed under the U.N. Human Rights Council cited evidence of killings, imprisonment, torture, sex crimes and the deportation of civilians, according to a report released on Thursday. Ukrainian forces also committed “a small number of violations” of international law, the commission found, including the shooting and torture of Russian prisoners of war, the report stated.

☆ Can the Army Be All It Can Be? Service Revives Slogan to Solve Recruiting Woes
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Daniella Cheslow | Ben Kesling | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The U.S. Army is relaunching the phrase ‘Be All You Can Be’ in an effort to boost its recruiting numbers. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army is dusting off its slogan from the 1980s in hopes of boosting recruiting after its most challenging year since the advent of the all-volunteer force in 1973. At an event near the White House, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth announced the official launch—or relaunch—of the slogan “Be All You Can Be,” which Army pollsters found was likely to resonate as much with a new generation as it did for teens in the post-Vietnam, Cold War era.

☆ Turkey’s Culinary Capital Opens Its Kitchens to Feed the Hungry After Earthquakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Daniella Cheslow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

GAZIANTEP, Turkey—This southern Turkish city was often hailed as the country’s food capital for its rich variety—from liver kebabs and yogurt-thickened stews to an intricate dessert known as a nightingale’s nest. After this month’s earthquakes, many of its eateries switched to simpler fare to feed thousands of people across the devastated region. Scores of restaurants, cafes and street food vendors joined spontaneous efforts to feed the city of about two million people and its neighbors immediately after the Feb. 6 earthquakes.

ANTAKYA, Turkey—Two weeks after earthquakes devastated swaths of Turkey, the government and aid groups are rushing to bolster the area’s heavily damaged health system, which is struggling to treat tens of thousands of injured and those who require routine care. The death toll from the Feb. 6 quakes has risen to more than 48,200—about 42,300 in Turkey and at least 5,900 in Syria. In Turkey, some 108,000 were injured and at least two million lost their homes, authorities and experts estimate. Health professionals are also warning of a heightened risk of infectious disease outbreaks in the disaster zone.

☆ Syrian Brothers Reunite for Desperate Search After Turkey’s Quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Daniella Cheslow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ANTAKYA, Turkey—Alaa Sannaa received a text message from his mother after twin earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria, telling him to fly immediately from his home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Antakya, where his brother Abdo’s wife and three children were buried under the rubble of their 12-story apartment building. Alaa, 37 years old, quickly messaged his other three brothers, who live in Germany and the U.S. They immediately booked tickets to Turkey.

ANTAKYA, Turkey—Marketed as “a little piece of heaven,” the 12-storey Ronesans Residence apartment complex opened in 2013 and stood until last week as a symbol of this southern city’s rapid urbanization and the two-decade expansion of Turkey’s middle class. Now the 249-unit development is a tomb and a crime scene after toppling over sideways in a devastating earthquake and trapping hundreds of bodies below. Its developer, Mehmet Coskun, is under arrest. Mr. Coskun, who was detained at Istanbul airport en route to Montenegro, said he obtained all necessary permits and inspections and denied that the building collapsed, telling a prosecutor: “Our building just laid on its side.”

☆ Turkey Faces Acute Homelessness Crisis After Earthquakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Sune Engel Rasmussen | Daniella Cheslow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ADIYAMAN, Turkey—Turkey is dealing with one of the world’s worst homelessness emergencies following earthquakes that devastated swaths of the country, with the government scrambling to provide shelter to hundreds of thousands of displaced people a week after the disaster. More than 41,200 died in Turkey and Syria from the Feb. 6 earthquakes. At least two million people in Turkey, a nation of 85 million, have lost their homes, experts estimate.

GAZIANTEP, Turkey—Turkish authorities widened a crackdown on those allegedly involved in shoddy construction practices and looting in cities across southern Turkey devastated by last week’s earthquakes, making dozens of new arrests as hopes faded of finding many more survivors in collapsed buildings. The death toll from the massive quakes has reached over 35,000, with 31,600 fatalities in Turkey and 3,500 deaths in Syria, according to authorities, who say they expect the casualty numbers to continue to rise sharply.

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