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☆ Cicadas 2024: What to expect from the 2024 periodical cicada emergence and how to prepare
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The insects will infiltrate a much bigger geographical area than similar occurrences in most years because they’re part of the dual emergence of two particular periodical cicada broods. Although the full-scale emergence isn’t underway yet, experts have some guidance on how to prepare for cicada season. A periodical cicada that has just shed its outer skeleton crawls among holes dug by emerging cicada nymphs on May 20, 2021, in Takoma Park, Maryland. A young tree in Takoma Park, Maryland, is draped in netting in May 2021 to protect its small branches from being damaged by periodical cicadas laying their eggs in them. It’s not clear why periodical cicadas evolved to emerge every 13 or 17 years.

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☆ King Charles and Kate Middleton both have cancer, but they shared the news with the public differently
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Samantha Grindell | Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Princess of Wales made her announcement through a video posted on social media, speaking directly to the public. Her announcement comes less than two months after Buckingham Palace revealed that King Charles III is also being treated for cancer. The king's announcement was formal and promptBuckingham Palace announced the king has cancer in a statement shared with Business Insider on February 5. Related storiesThe statement did not specify the type of cancer the king has, what stage of cancer he has, or what kind of treatment he will receive. But she followed in her father-in-law's footsteps by not revealing the type or stage of cancer she was diagnosed with.

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☆ A career coach explains why the Kate Middleton saga is resonating with women online: 'I don't want to be your trad wife'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The rumors became larger than life after American TV host Stephen Colbert speculated that Prince William had an affair. Women imagine Middleton had taken a stand against the monarchyMany women shared their theories about Middleton online in recent weeks. Some of those hinged on the belief that her relationship with Prince William and the monarchy had fractured. Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2023. AdvertisementAs rumors spread, sources and friends of Middleton told The Times of London that she may soon share details about her health.

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☆ A photo editor says it's 'astonishing' Kensington Palace released the recent image of Kate Middleton
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kensington Palace released the image of Middleton and her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — on Sunday, writing that the photo was taken by Price William. Kensington Palace previously announced that Middleton underwent a planned abdominal surgery in January. AdvertisementOne photo editor who dissected the image told Business Insider he was surprised the photo was released in the first place. "It's astonishing that Kensington Palace released it, and even more bewildering that the wires distributed it," said Patrick Witty. Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ A financially independent real-estate investor explains the strategy she used to 'exchange' investment properties and sidestep capital gains taxes indefinitely
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The real-estate investor, consultant, and author of "30-Day Stay" explained how and why she did a 1031 exchange. How a 1031 exchange worksWith a 1031 exchange, you're essentially selling one property, purchasing another, and avoiding capital gains taxes in the process. There are ways to reduce your capital gains tax liability, like deducting your property's depreciation. But, with a 1031 exchange, you can sidestep your capital gains taxes indefinitely and continue reinvesting in more profitable properties and growing your wealth. However, real property in the United States is not like-kind to real property outside the United States."

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Tatum told The Associated Press in an interview how he wants to help others in his hometown of St. Louis get that feeling themselves and buy their own homes. He said financial services company SoFi has given the Jayson Tatum Foundation $1 million to help do that. It also offers scholarships to St. Louis high school students along with mentoring. The company also announced a partnership with the NBA to be its official banking partner and is sponsoring the SoFi NBA Play-in Tournament in April. “There are some really good people in St. Louis — people who are really trying to help change their life and their situation.

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(AP) — Missouri quarterback Brady Cook spent most of last season playing through a shoulder injury so severe it required offseason surgery. 15 Kansas State, some in a sea of yellow even booed their starting quarterback. “That pissed me off when we booed our starting quarterback to start the game. “That's why he's the starting quarterback,” Drinkwitz said sharply. Quit asking me about it.”Perhaps it's time to ask what Cook and the Tigers can do this season.

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☆ Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Paul Tough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Economists have a term for the gap that exists between the incomes of college graduates and high school graduates: the college wage premium. When employers want more college graduates, the premium goes up; when there is a surplus of college grads, the premium goes down. In theory, today’s sky-high college wage premium should mean a surge of young people onto college campuses, not the opposite. But as a measure of the true value of higher education, the college wage premium has one important limitation. Unlike the college wage premium, the college wealth premium looks at all your assets and all your debts: what you’ve got in the bank, whether you own a house, your student-loan balance.

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☆ Fox scores Super Bowl ratings touchdown with 113 million viewers, the third most-watched TV program ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The Super Bowl delivered super ratings for Fox. That makes Super Bowl LVII the third most-watched television program of all-time. Fox Sports said that the Apple Music Halftime Show featuring Rihanna drew an average of 118.7 million viewers, making it the second most-watched performance in Super Bowl history. The numbers underscore yet again that while linear television might be in decline, live sports still command extraordinary audiences. Fox said Super Bowl LVII was the most-streamed Super Bowl in history, with an average of 7 million people watching via internet-based services.

☆ First U.S. execution of openly transgender woman set for Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003. There is no known case of an openly transgender inmate being executed in the U.S. before, according to the anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center. Before transitioning, McLaughlin was in a relationship with girlfriend Beverly Guenther. She won the lawsuit in 2018 and became a mentor to other transgender inmates, including McLaughlin. Kevin Johnson, 37, was put to death Nov. 29 for the ambush killing of a Kirkwood, Missouri, police officer.

☆ 19-year-old asks court to let her watch father’s execution
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

ST. LOUIS — A 19-year-old woman is asking a federal court to allow her to watch her father’s death by injection, despite a Missouri law barring anyone under 21 from witnessing an execution. Kevin Johnson faces execution Nov. 29 for killing Kirkwood, Missouri, Police Officer William McEntee in 2005. Meanwhile, Johnson has requested that his daughter, Khorry Ramey, attend the execution, and she wants to be there. The ACLU’s court filing said the law barring under 21s serves no safety purpose and violates Ramey’s Constitutional rights. In a court filing last week to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office stated there were no grounds for court intervention.

☆ ‘Sweetie Pie’s’ star Tim Norman found guilty in nephew’s shooting death
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

ST. LOUIS — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew. The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. A customer picks up food from Sweetie Pie's owner Robbie Montgomery, center, and Montgomery's son James Timothy Norman, right, at Sweetie Pie's in St. Louis on April 19, 2011. Former Sweetie Pie’s employees and other character witnesses testified that Norman and his nephew had a close relationship.

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