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☆ Valerie Bertinelli says Eddie Van Halen was ‘not a soulmate’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Valerie Bertinelli is getting real about her relationship with late rocker Eddie Van Halen. The actress and culinary TV show host reflected on their time together in a video shared on Instagram. She said watching their son, Wolfgang Van Halen, in an episode of “Behind the Music” was “not easy.”“I’d stopped it many times because it was just too brutal to watch for many reasons. I made a lot of mistakes.”Bertinelli had a tumultuous marriage to Van Halen from 1981 to 2007, in part due to his substance abuse problems. Van Halen was married to actress Janie Liszewski from 2009 until his death.

Persons: Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, “ I’d, ”, ” Bertinelli, Van Halen, Wolfie, Tom Vitale, Mike Goodnough, Janie Liszewski Organizations: CNN

☆ We have 4 generations living together, and political conversations often ended in tears. These 10 rules helped ease tensions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Janie Emaus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We often got into political disagreements that would end in shouting and tears. I implemented 10 house rules that would ease tensions, like setting goals and keeping an open mind. My husband, a conservation Republican, would retreat to our room in search of his antacid pills. Remember: Keep an open mindPerhaps the most important rule is to come into these conversations with an open mind. A disabled Vietnam veteran is not going to see the world the same as a young liberal living on social media.

Persons: we've Organizations: Electoral, Hometown Homicide Locations: Vietnam

Their last meeting was at the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia last fall. The U.S. has consistently viewed military relations with China as critical to avoiding any missteps and to maintaining a peaceful Indo-Pacific region. Sullivan also said there were other areas where U.S. and Chinese interests overlap, particularly on the effort to combat fentanyl trafficking. The White House announced Monday that Biden would also meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador later this week. Associated Press Writers Janie Har in San Francisco and Lolita C. Baldor and Didi Tang in Washington contributed to this report.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, The, Biden, Xi, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan, “, Sullivan, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Janet Yellen, ___ Madhani, Janie Har, Lolita C, Baldor, Didi Tang Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Economic Cooperation, The Biden, Group, Biden, White House, U.S . Navy, Air Force, Disease Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S, Democratic, White, Moscone Center, APEC, Finance, San Francisco Police Department, Union Square, Associated Press Locations: Asia, San Francisco, Indonesia, China, U.S, Pacific, Washington, Mexico, Iran, Taiwan, Beijing, Taipei, Taiwan Strait, Tehran, Israel, Union

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught U.S.-Chinese relations in the first engagement between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies in nearly a year. Thousands of protesters are expected to descend on San Francisco during the summit. Thousands of people protesting climate destruction, corporate practices, the Israel-Hamas war and other issues are expected to descend on San Francisco during the summit. San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott said his department expects several protests a day but doesn't know which ones will materialize where and when. ___Associated Press writer Janie Har in San Francisco and Ken Moritsugu in Beijing contributed reporting.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden, Xi, Karine Jean, Pierre, ”, Janet Yellen, Lifeng, Tsai Ing, Nancy Pelosi's, ” Biden, Bill Scott, Janie Har, Ken Moritsugu Organizations: WASHINGTON, Economic Cooperation, White, APEC, U.S ., Biden, Communist Party, Democratic, U.S, Beijing, Senate Intelligence, Pentagon, San Francisco Police Department, Associated Press Locations: California, Taiwan, Asia, San Francisco, U.S, China, San Francisco Bay, Beijing, United States, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Tehran, Israel, Bali , Indonesia, Taipei, American, South China, Philippines, States

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. “Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family,” the company said in a statement. As Chandler, he played the quick-witted, insecure and neurotic roommate of LeBlanc's Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer's Ross. I ‘was’ Chandler.”Unknown at the time was the struggle Perry had with addiction and an intense desire to please audiences. But I could sometimes say a line and the audience wouldn’t laugh and I would sweat and sometimes go into convulsions,” Perry wrote.

Persons: —, Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, “ Matthew, ” Perry’s, Drake Madison, ”, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Chandler, LeBlanc's Joey, Schwimmer's Ross, Perry, Matthew, Matty, Cox's Monica, “, ’ Chandler, ” “, ” Perry, Aniston, HBO Max, James Corden, Salma Hayek, Bruce Willis, Oscar, Oscar Madison, Walter Matthau, John Bennett Perry, Suzanne, Pierre Trudeau, Keith Morrison, Alicia Rancilio, Janie Har, Hillel Italie, Ryan Pearson, Anthony McCartney Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros . Television Group, Associated Press, AP, HBO, White, CBS, Canadian, Dateline, ___ Associated Press Locations: Los, New York, Williamstown , Massachusetts, ___

The average game time dropped to its 1985 level after passing 3 hours for the first time in 2016. Over the objections of the players’ association, MLB instituted a pitch clock set at 15 seconds with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on base. “I’m not a big fan of the pitch clock, but it is what it is.”Phillies catcher J.T. As part of the clock, MLB instituted penalties for violations that included balls against pitchers and strikes against batters. That reduced the distance between first and second, and second and third, by 4 1/2 inches.

Persons: Carlos Correa, “ There’s, Will Smith, “, Miami, ”, Zack Wheeler, “ I’m, J.T, Louis, Craig Kimbrel, Chris Bassitt, Pirates ’ Johan Oviedo, Washington’s Ildemaro Vargas, Statcast, Janie McCauley, Dave Campbell, Dan Gelston, ___ Organizations: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami, ” Phillies, New York Mets, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Pirates, Yankees, Mets, Rays, Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Toronto, Pirates ’, Dodgers, Padres, White Sox, Elias Sports Bureau, Home, Visitors, AP, AP Sports Locations: Minnesota, Baltimore, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Miami, Washington, Philadelphia

Not yet this season in what is shaping up for a wild West finish in the American League. That is one more win than the Mariners and Rangers — all three teams have 68 losses. The Astros pretty comfortably won each of the last five AL West titles determined over full 162-game schedules, including by 16 games last season. Texas, already ensured its first winning record since 2016, led the AL West for 148 of the season’s first 149 days through Aug. 26. While only 1-5 against Texas so far, the Mariners have won eight of 10 against the Astros.

Persons: Dusty Baker, we’ve, ” Baker, “, Ty France, ”, Jose Altuve, “ It’s, Bruce Bochy, I’d, Cy Young, Jacob deGrom, hasn't, Max Scherzer, Adolis Garcia, Josh Jung, Julio Rodriguez, Marcus Semien, M's, Scott Servais, you’ve, “ We’ve, Nathaniel Lowe, Janie McCauley, Kristie Rieken, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, American League, Astros, AL West, Seattle, Mariners, ” Mariners, Houston, Rangers, AL, Kansas City, NL, Arizona, Boston, The Mariners, Texas, Toronto, AP Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Toronto, Baltimore, Kansas, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland

The U.S. homeowner’s insurance industry has had three straight years of underwriting losses, according to credit rating agency AM Best. Record numbers of Americans are now insured through state-affiliated “insurers of last resort” like California’s FAIR Plan, or Louisiana or Florida’s Citizens property insurance companies. These programs were designed to insure properties where private insurance companies have refused to insure or the price for private insurance is too expensive. In Florida, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. now has 1.4 million homeowners’ policies in effect, nearly triple in five years. “It used to be homeowner's insurance was an afterthought when you are looking at buying a property.

Persons: you’re, ”, California Sen, Bill Dodd, Jeremy Porter, Fannie Mae, Todd Bevington, “ I’ve, Jen Goodlin, ‘, ’ ”, “ We’ve, ” Dodd, Dodd, Porter, Guy Carpenter, Lara Mowery, Mowery, ” Mowery, That’s, ” Bevington, Adam Beam, Janie Har Organizations: First Street Foundation, Bank of America, Treasury Department, Paradise, FAIR, Citizens Property Insurance Corp, Farm, Allstate, National Flood Insurance, Swiss, Munich Re, Hurricane Locations: California, Florida, Louisiana, Lahaina, Vermont, Maine, New York, U.S, “, Paradise, Northern California, Colorado, Munich, New Orleans, Gulf, Asheland, N.C, Sacramento, Calif, San Francisco

☆ Silicon Valley billionaires want to build a new city in rural California, but locals are skeptical of the project: 'Their secrecy has caused a lot of problems'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Janie Har | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Silicon Valley billionaires revealed plans to build a new city after buying $800 million in land. The land was quietly purchased in Solano County, a rural area near San Francisco and Sacramento. Most of the land purchased is in the southeastern portion of the county, with parcels stretching from Fairfield to Rio Vista. Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California, but they're encountering wavering support from locals and lawmakers. Solano County homes are among the most affordable in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a median sales price of $600,000 last month.

Persons: Jan Sramek, Goldman Sachs, Flannery, Laurene Powell Jobs, Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen, Marc Andreeseen, Lauren Powell Jobs, Michael Moritz, Paul Chinn, Countess, Michael Kovac, Sramek, Mike Thompson, Terry Chea, Princess Washington, Thompson, they're, he's, John Garamendi, Hoffman, Andreessen, Ron Kott, Kott Organizations: Service, FRANCISCO, Flannery Associates, Silicon, LinkedIn, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Getty, Fair, Solano, US Air Force, FBI, of Treasury, AP, San Francisco Bay Area, Travis Air Force Base, US Locations: Solano County, San Francisco, Sacramento, Wall, Silicon, Northern California, Solano, Silicon Valley, California, Fairfield, Rio Vista, U.S, United Kingdom, Ireland, walkable, Terry Chea California, California's, San Francisco Bay, Princess, Suisun City, Travis

☆ A Slice of Big Sky Country You Won’t See on ‘Yellowstone’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Janie Osborne | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Recently, western Montana and cities like Bozeman are experiencing a surge in popularity because of the wildly successful drama “Yellowstone” and its prequels “1883” and “1923.”But some of Montana’s most intriguing areas are those that remain untouched by the limelight. The Hi-Line is one of them. It’s the stretch of U.S. Highway 2 that traverses northern Montana for about 650 miles. Remote and vast, this part of Montana is a place where rows of golden wheat fields recede into endless horizons; where a long two-lane highway is colored by grain elevators, railroad cars and century-old homesteading remnants; and where you might drive past a welcome sign that reads: “RUDYARD: 596 Nice People — 1 Old Sore Head!”

Locations: Montana, Bozeman, U.S

☆ Dream on Me, which bought Buy Buy Baby's intellectual property, snagged 11 of its store leases at auction, could reopen stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Store Closing" signs at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The New Jersey baby retailer that bought Buy Buy Baby's intellectual property from its bankrupt parent company Bed Bath and Beyond also snatched up 11 of its leases and is well-positioned to reopen stores, court records show. However, Dream on Me could use the Buy Buy Baby IP assets it already obtained – plus the leases – to reopen the beloved chain. The leases Dream on Me won at auction, which are considered to be in prime real estate locations, are primarily dotted across the Northeast. Dream on Me, founded in 1988, has at least six brands under its portfolio, including Evolur Baby, Sweetpea Baby and Slumber Baby.

Persons: Long, Janie, Jack Organizations: Industries, Walmart, Home, CNBC Locations: Brooklyn, New York, The New Jersey, Target, Bath, New Jersey, Paramus, Bridgewater, Woodbridge Township, Cherry Hill, Maryland , Delaware , Massachusetts , Connecticut, Virginia

☆ From homeless to owning a bakery that brings in $1.3 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFrom homeless to owning a bakery that brings in $1.3 millionJanie Deegan, Janie's Life-Changing Baked Goods CEO and founder, joins 'Last Call' for Make It Monday to tell her story of overcoming addiction and homelessness to turn her passion for baking into a million dollar business.

Persons: Janie Deegan, Janie's

☆ Buybuy Baby stores to close amid Bed Bath & Beyond's ongoing bankruptcy liquidation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Buybuy Baby will close all of its stores as part of its parent company Bed Bath & Beyond’s ongoing bankruptcy liquidation. The deal did not include the chain’s 120 physical retail stores. Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand name, domain and loyalty program assets were purchased by Overstock.com for $21 million last month after filing for bankruptcy in April. The acquisition also did not include Bed Bath & Beyond’s brick-and-mortar stores, which have closed. In a March 2022 letter, former Bed Bath & Beyond activist investor Ryan Cohen said he believed Buybuy Baby was “much more valuable than the Company’s entire market capitalization today.”

Persons: Janie, Jack, Ryan Cohen, ” Organizations: CNN, Bed, CNBC, Sixth Street Partners, Go, Overstock.com, Beyond, & $ Locations: New Jersey, Bath

☆ Buy Buy Baby stores set to shutter as Go Global's deal to save chain falls apart at eleventh hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Signs stating everything is on sale at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Feb. 6, 2023. Buy Buy Baby's stores are set to disappear after a last ditch effort to save the chain and keep the business alive fell apart, CNBC has learned. Sixth Street was not unreasonable but there was a difference in opinion on valuation," he said. However, nearly three months into liquidation sales at Buy Buy Baby's 120 stores, there was very little left to bid on besides its IP, empty stores, leases and whatever inventory was left, said the source. During a hearing in federal bankruptcy court in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, Judge Vincent Papalia approved the sale of Buy Buy Baby's intellectual property to Dream on Me as one of the bidder's staffers, who appeared virtually via Zoom for the hearing, was seen smoking a cigarette on screen.

Persons: Janie, Jack, Jeff Streader, Streader, Judge Vincent Papalia, aren't Organizations: CNBC, Brand, Go Global, Sixth Street Partners, Bed, Global, Industries, Sixth, Go Locations: Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey, Newark , New Jersey

☆ Buy Buy Baby auction is canceled, but buyers are still interested in making a bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"Store Closing" signs at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. While it would be unusual, Bed Bath & Beyond could still accept a bid for Buy Buy Baby early next week. The company, a little known New Jersey-based retailer and one of Buy Buy Baby's former suppliers, agreed to buy its trademark and digital assets for $15.5 million if no higher bids arise. As the auction process dragged on and Buy Buy Baby's inventory dwindled, so did its value. It is not clear what Dream on Me plans to do with Buy Buy Baby if it ends up the ultimate victor.

Persons: that's, Janie, Jack, Overstock.com Organizations: CNBC, Industries, Beyond's, Bed, Ankura Capital Advisors Locations: Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey

Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, 25, returned home March 8, 2015, one day after he was reported missing, Lt. Christopher Zamora said in a news conference. While Houston officers had interacted since then with Farias and his mother, both provided fake names and dates of birth, misleading officers, he said. His mother “continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that Rudy was still missing,” he said. A billboard put up in the search for Rudy Farias is seen in this file photo. At times, other people saw Farias, Zamora indicated.

Persons: CNN —, Rudolph “ Rudy ” Farias, Christopher Zamora, Farias, “, Rudy, ”, ” Zamora, We’ll, Rudy Farias, KTRK “, Janie Santana, Zamora, Santana “ Organizations: CNN, Houston, Houston Police, Texas Center, KHOU, Police, Protective Services, Victim’s Services, FBI, National Center for Locations: Texas, Houston

A Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Buy Buy Baby, the baby goods retailer owned by Bed Bath & Beyond , has been attracting interest ahead of its bankruptcy-run auction. But as the auction nears, interest in keeping Buy Buy Baby's stores open has waned. "When we looked at the stores and the Buy Buy Baby store footprint, we really said like, does this accelerate this strategy? Initially, Go Global Retail – which owns the children's wear brand Janie and Jack – was interested in keeping Buy Buy Baby stores open, the people said.

Persons: Overstock.com, Babylist, Natalie Gordon, Gordon, Janie, Jack – Organizations: Bed, –, CNBC, Go, Sixth, Partners, Street, Global Locations: Brooklyn, New York

☆ Here's where a possible sale of Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby stands
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Everything on Sale" signs at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The auction process for Bed Bath & Beyond and its assets was extended once again as discussions progress with potential bidders, namely for its Buy Buy Baby chain of stores. In court papers filed Thursday, Bed Bath & Beyond said it would delay its sale timeline by a few days "to ensure the most value maximizing transaction is achieved." The assets of the baby gear retailer Buy Buy Baby had earlier attracted interest from at least two bidders, including Babylist, CNBC previously reported. Buy Buy Baby has been considered the crown jewel of the assets, reportedly attracting interest in 2022 and in the months ahead of the bankruptcy filing.

Persons: Janie, Jack Organizations: Babylist, CNBC, Street Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Bath

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond in Talks to Sell Buybuy Baby to Owner of Janie and Jack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Soma Biswas | Suzanne Kapner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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On a warm Friday at noon, the Upper West Side, Manhattan, location of Janie's Life-Changing Baked Goods sees a steady stream of customers. Tucked below street level, the bakery's small but inviting, greeting patrons with the rich smell of butter and a colorful display of some of its signature cookies: triple berry pie crust cookie, chocolate pie crust cookie, pecan pie crust cookie, apple pie crust cookie … In the back, CEO and founder Janie Deegan is running around and putting the final touches on some other pie crust cookies. The pie crust cookie is 'my honor roll student'Even as she sold favorites like fancy cakes, Deegan experimented. She brought her pie crust cookie. CNBC Make It"I took cakes off the menu and really just concentrated on pie crust cookies and our other cookies," she says.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I turned my love for baking into a $1 million businessJanie Deegan, 35, was homeless and battling addiction a decade ago. Now, she's 10 years sober and the owner of Janie's Life-Changing Baked Goods, a bakery that brought in over $1 million in 2022. The bakery is famous for its pie crust cookies, which ships across the U.S. and are available at retail locations in New York City.

☆ Montana Republicans are appealing to anti-California sentiment to pass a slew of bipartisan pro-housing policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Montana Republicans are aligned behind zoning reform and other pro-housing policies. And everybody in Montana is asking this question of, you know, how can we keep Montana feeling like Montana?" Preventing a 'California-style housing crisis'Montana's ultra-conservative GOP governor, Greg Gianforte, recently called the housing crisis "probably the number one issue faced by working Montanans." Conservative supporters of pro-housing policies in the state have successfully tied anti-California sentiment to anti-sprawl and pro-housing policies. "The fear is that in 25 years, we're going to have a California-style housing crisis," Cotton said.

☆ The cast of '1923' explain how the prequel has expanded the 'Yellowstone' universe in the most literal sense: 'If Taylor writes you are somewhere, you're shooting there'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In a Paramount+ video and Insider exclusive, the cast and crew discuss the drama's global scope. From the very first episode, this compelling new chapter set itself apart from earlier prequel "1883," and the present-day set series led by Kevin Costner with its incredibly ambitious scope that features storylines scattered across several continents. "The scale of what we're doing is so vast," Helen Mirren, who portrays the fearsome family matriarch Cara, says in an exclusive new Paramount+ video that takes viewers behind the scenes on the production. As Brandon Sklenar who plays the show's prodigal son, Spencer Dutton, says: "If Taylor writes you are somewhere, you're shooting there." Check out the cast and crew discussing the global journey of "1923" in the video below:"1923" is streaming on Paramount+.

☆ Silver prices could touch a 9-year high in 2023 — with a bigger upside than gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Akos Stiller | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrices of silver could hit a nine-year high of $30 per ounce this year — possibly outpacing gold prices. No silver lining for silver supplies"We hit peak silver supply back about five, six years ago. The supply of silver, which is largely produced as a byproduct of lead-zinc, copper and gold mines, does not generally respond as quickly to demand. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images"When silver prices go up, it's not like the silver mines can increase production, because the silver mines only supply about 25% of the silver," Smallwood said, adding that the market often relies on the lead-zinc mines to satisfy the higher demand. "I'm very bullish on gold, but I'm even more bullish on silver," Smallwood said.

☆ Yellowstone Gets New Road After Summer Flood Washes Highway Entrance Away
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Jim Carlton | Photographs Janie Osborne For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Now, about four and a half months later, a new highway built on the former stage line has opened to the public. Known as the Old Gardiner Road, it previously consisted of a single lane with few guard rails and was used mainly by bicyclists and occasional four-wheel drive vehicles.

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