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DETROIT (AP) — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted their first home playoff game in three decades, soaking up an electric atmosphere at Ford Field. "We've seen the Tigers win it. We've seen the Pistons win it. We've seen the Red Wings win it. We've seen a lot of good things, but never from our Lions.

Persons: — Eminem, Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, ” Johnson, “, could've, ” He's, Sanders, Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Singer Bob Seger, Jeff Daniels, Keegan, Michael Key, Roger Goodell, Eminem, Stafford, Dan Campbell, “ I'm, ” Eminem, FanDuel Sportsbook, Sweta Patel, Patel, Campbell, “ He’s, ”, Mike McCord, McCord, Darris, Riley, “ It's, “ We've, Matt Patricia, McCord's, Riley McCord, Sheila Ford Hamp, Brad Holmes, “ Detroit's, ” McCord, We've, Larry Lage, ___ Organizations: DETROIT, Pro Football Hall of Famers, Detroit Lions, Ford, NFL, Lions, Stafford, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa, Super, Buccaneers, Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Detroit, Cleveland, Briggs, Tiger, Honolulu, Dayton Triangles, Team, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, ___ AP Locations: Utah, Detroit, Michigan, Motor City, India

☆ Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But it's very difficult to change a species' scientific name, and that can lead to regrets. The list of species named for celebrities is lengthy and includes everything from flies (Beyoncé) to lichen (Oprah Winfrey) to lizards (Lionel Messi). An eponym is a scientific species name based on a person, either real or fictional. AdvertisementAdvertisementUniversity of Oxford biologist Katie Blake and her co-authors found that species with celebrity names had almost three times as many page views on Wikipedia as non-famously monikered control species. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome examples include Adolf Hitler, Cecil Rhodes, and George Hibbert, all of whom have species named after them.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Attenborough, Oprah Winfrey, Lionel Messi, Jimmy, Sericomyrmex radioheadi, Tarantobelus, roundworm, Jeff Daniels, Taylor Swift's millipede, Katie Blake, cuvier, Georges Cuvier, Andre Seale, Blake, Hitler, Christopher Bae, Adolf Hitler, Cecil Rhodes, George Hibbert, Sergio Pitamitz, Bae, Cecil John Rhodes, There's, heidelbergensis, CESAR MANSO, Rhodes, bodoensis, Bodo D'ar, Jimmy Buffett’s “, Hal Horowitz, Hibbert, George Rinhart, Stephen B, Heard, Charles Darwin's Barnacle, David Bowie's Spider Organizations: Service, Virginia Tech, University of Oxford, VW, Getty, University of Hawai'i, American Ornithological Society, NPR Locations: Mano, Slovenia, Africa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Right, Spain, AFP, Ethiopia

Prosecutors in the criminal trial against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried compared one of the defense's arguments to a scene in the 1994 film "Dumb and Dumber," in which actor Jim Carrey says IOUs are "as good as money." Funds also allegedly went to paying for things such as a $35 million property in the Bahamas and political donations. Customers were ultimately unable to retrieve much of their money as FTX and Alameda were simultaneously imploding. In a footnote, the prosecution writes, "A popular movie from the 1990s illustrates the point: a briefcase, once filled with money, is not the same as a briefcase later filled with IOUs." In "Dumb and Dumber," when the briefcase reaches its owner, it's filled with paper.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Jim Carrey, IOUs, Judge Lewis Kaplan, who's, Carrey, Jeff Daniels, transact, Lloyd Christmas Organizations: Prosecutors, FTX, Manhattan, Southern, of, York, Alameda Research Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Colorado, Bahamas, Alameda

☆ Jeff Daniels Unwinds With Hidden-Camera TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Chris Kornelis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Daniels has accomplished a lot battling boredom. Before he moved to New York in 1976, he bought a guitar to play when he wasn’t getting work. After he moved back to Michigan in the 1980s, he started getting bored between movie jobs, so he formed the Purple Rose Theater Company. I walk out and I see them, I hear them, but that’s not the climax. For me, by that point, it’s over.”Daniels talked about pursuing his other endeavors — creative and athletic — while avoiding ticks.

Persons: Jeff Daniels, wasn’t, Atticus Finch, Harry Dunne, “, ” Daniels, ”, that’s, That’s Organizations: Rose Theater Company Locations: New York, Michigan

☆ Adam Taggert's financial advice YouTube channel Wealthion has exploded to a monthly viewership in the millions in under 2 years. He explains why he's had such quick success — and what's next for the b
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Adam Taggart founded the YouTube channel Wealthion in April 2021. Adam Taggart, the founder of the financial education YouTube channel Wealthion, considers himself in a similar spot in the financial media landscape. Financial television outlets, he believes, aren't offering viewers the kind of mentally-nourishing content he thinks they need. But again, Taggart thinks his greatest strength is in providing a product that he believes viewers have a hard time finding elsewhere. "Wealthion was really born out of a desire to help the average American build wealth in a system that's kind of stacked against them," he said.

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