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☆ A server in Michigan who got part of a $10,000 tip from a mourning customer says she was fired by the restaurant just days later
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A diner left a $10,000 tip on a $32.43 meal at a café in Michigan on February 5. Just eight days later, the employee who served the diner was fired, her lawyer told The Guardian. AdvertisementA server in Michigan who got part of a $10,000 tip left by a solo diner said that the restaurant fired her eight days later after the tip led to a dispute among staff about who got to pocket the money. After Huff refused, the café fired her, McManus said. On Tuesday 13, she was told that she was fired, she wrote in the post, per The Free Press.

Persons: —, Tim Sweeney, Sweeney, Jennifer McManus, Linsey Huff, Huff, Boyd, McManus, Mason Jar, Jayme Cousins, Cousins, Abel Martinez, Mason Organizations: Guardian, Service, Facebook, Detroit Free Press, Free Press, Business Locations: Michigan, Benton Harbor

☆ A man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill at a Michigan restaurant. The manager says it was a tribute to a friend who recently died.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill while dining out at a restaurant in Michigan. AdvertisementThe $10,000 tip meant the man had tipped about 30,835% of his bill. In September, a group of people dining at a Mexican restaurant in Utah left a $10,000 tip. And in July 2022, a customer at a Pennsylvania restaurant left a $3,000 tip on a $13.25 bill. The Mason Jar Cafe did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular office hours.

Persons: —, Mason, Tim Sweeney, Sweeney, Paige Mulick, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook, Western Michigan University, Forbes, Business Insider Locations: Michigan, Benton Harbor, Mexican, Utah, Pennsylvania

☆ Is It Time to Give Candy Corn the Respect It Deserves?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sitting in her Wiggins, Miss., home one fall afternoon, Wanda King began counting all of the candy corn flavors she has collected over the years. There is sea salt chocolate, caramel, peppermint, cookies, Starburst, Sour Patch Kids, apple pie, pumpkin pie, s’mores and three separate coffee flavors. Some are holiday themed, like eggnog and witch’s teeth, which are off white with green tips. “It is the ultimate survival sugar rush,” she said, noting that she’d recently checked the freshness of a batch from 2017. “Candy corn don’t go bad.

Persons: Wiggins, Wanda King, King, ”, she’d, It’ll Locations: Miss, Mason

☆ Gen Z is ditching wedding traditions and embracing TikTok trends
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The wedding industry is beginning to see the fallout of this shift away from tradition. That meant "wedding TikTok" — with its dancing groomsmen and videographers turned influencers — was the next best thing. "So it is time for us in the wedding industry to expand the definition of what a perfect day means." Adrienna McDermott spent nine years in the wedding industry before starting a marketing agency for wedding professionals called Ava and the Bee. "It really opened up my eyes for the power of TikTok," Lee said.

Persons: Ashley Klimper, wasn't, videographers, influencers —, who's, Klimper, Jimmy Choo, —, Vishal Joshi, Melanie Breault, She's, Stephanie Kirk, they're, fiancé, they've, Grace Lee, Birdy, Birdy Grey, Lee, Joshi, Joy, Adrienna McDermott, Ava, millennials, Zers Organizations: Service, Signet, expos, Facebook, swatch Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Death toll from Maui fires rises to 53, governor says, and more than 1,000 structures have burned
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

More than 1,000 structures were destroyed by fires that were still burning, he said. The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. As she assessed the damage Thursday, she came upon a line of burned-out vehicles, some with charred bodies inside them. More than 270 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and dozens of people have been injured, including some critically. A charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023.

Persons: Josh Green, Matthew Thayer, Green, Tiffany Kidder, couldn't, Winn, Adam Weintraub, they'll, Weintraub, 60mph, Hurricane Dora, Bosco Bae, Bae, Marlon Vasquez, Vasquez, Eduardo, he's, Iiulia Yasso, Patrick T, Fallon, Hale Mahaolu, Louise Abihai, Vierra, Power, Dustin Johnson, Ed Sniffen, Thomas Smith, Mason Organizations: Associated Press, Maui News, Technologies, Getty, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Facebook, Kahului, AFP, Communications, Reuters Tourists, Hawaii Convention, London School of Economics, Political, Reuters Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Hawaii, Waiola, Lahaina Hongwanji, Lahaina , Hawaii, Banyan, California, Paradise, Maui County, Ankara, Turkiye, Hurricane, Guatemala, Kahului, U.S, Honolulu, Kihei, Maui's

☆ Wind-driven wildfires devastate Hawaiian island of Maui
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. Mason Jarvi/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. MANDATORY CREDIT....moreA charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. Mason Jarvi/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Persons: Mason Jarvi Locations: Maui's, Lahaina , Hawaii, U.S, Handout

☆ Gratitude Really is Good for You. Here’s What the Science Shows.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Christina Caron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2022, Stacy Batten said, her “whole year was on fire.”Her husband died of cancer, and her father died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. And she moved across the country from Seattle to Fairfield County, Conn., after selling the home that she had lived in for 26 years. In her devastation, she noticed that she felt better when she looked for the good parts of each day. So she took a large Mason jar and turned it into a “gratitude jar,” which she now keeps on her night stand. Every night, she writes down a few things that she is grateful for on a scrap of paper and drops it inside.

Persons: Stacy Batten, ”, ” Batten, Robert A, Emmons Locations: Seattle, Fairfield County, Conn

☆ In a TikTok world, many wedding traditions don't stand a chance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

☆ How to make your own salad dressing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Here are my favorite methods and tips for homemade salad dressing from my years of experimentation. Try any of these recipes to get you going:• Creamy Italian dressing with mayonnaise (regular or vegan)• Avocado green goddess dressing• Lime tahini dressing• Miso ginger dressing• Spicy cashew butter dressing, just like Trader Joe’sAs for ranch dressing, I’ll admit: Even though I have a recipe for homemade ranch in my cookbook “Classic Snacks Made From Scratch,” sometimes I can’t resist the craving for the bottled version. However, if you do want to make homemade ranch dressing, it’s not too difficult. Homemade dressing tips and tricksMake your dressing with a blender or food processor to emulsify the oil evenly with the acid. Tetiana Strilchuk/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesTo get a creamier, thicker texture for any homemade dressing, make it in a blender or food processor.

☆ Disney World closed Splash Mountain after allegations of racism. Not everyone's happy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Walt Disney World has closed its famous Splash Mountain water ride, the Magic Kingdom attraction that for years had been criticized for having racist roots. Goodbye, Splash Mountain,” read the caption of one video that had more than 1,300 likes Tuesday afternoon. The website for Tokyo Disneyland does not indicate if or when its Splash Mountain ride will close. A representative for Walt Disney World did not immediately respond to questions Tuesday. Splash Mountain is no stranger to controversy: In 2018, it made headlines when Walt Disney World banned a man who rode it while holding up a "Trump 2020" sign.

☆ Elon Musk says he dislikes how 'most alcohol' tastes and makes him feel, but is partial to 'red wine in a fine glass' or a Scotch on the rocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday night that he doesn't like 'most alcohol,' but is partial to a red wine. "But there is something quite beautiful about red wine in a fine glass." Soon after the game, Musk tweeted a poll about stepping down as the head of Twitter. In 2017, Musk tweeted: "A little red wine, vintage record, some Ambien... and magic!" And a couple months later, he described drinking wine from a mason jar at a friend's party.

The climate bill that favors domestic production could possibly restrict trade, European countries say. Europe's industry fears that the bill, which gives tax credit for each eligible renewable energy component produced in a U.S. factory, would take away potential investment from the continent. The IRA, which was signed into law in August, also provides a tax credit of 30% of the cost of new or upgraded factories that build renewable energy components. "We're going to continue to create manufacturing jobs in America but not at the expense of Europe," Biden said. Biden in August signed the $52.7 billion semiconductor chips manufacturing subsidy and research law, which subsidizes U.S. chip manufacturing and expands research funding.

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