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☆ TikTok's Lunden and Olivia Stallings are straight people's favorite lesbian couple. What do they owe queer fans?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Lunden and Olivia told me their mission as influencers was to "represent and inspire others to be their authentic self." Advertisement"I did feel represented by them," Asia said, but the tweets "showed me that they are still white women." "We are especially confident in our sexuality and the way that we feel and who we are," Olivia told me. Lunden and Olivia told me they want to advocate for all LGBTQ+ people, including those who don't look like them. It's a chance, the couple told me, to combat the hate and negativity LGBTQ+ parents face.

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sloane Stephens picked up her first win at the Australian Open since 2019 when she beat wild-card entry Olivia Gadecki 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the second round. The 30-year-old American, who won the U.S. Open in 2017, won five straight games from 2-0 down in the opening set and eased through the second to clinch victory in just under an hour. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesSwiatek plays another American, 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin. Swiatek is looking to win her fifth Grand Slam title but first in Australia. Alcaraz, last year's Wimbledon winner, plays Richard Gasquet in the last match of the night session on Rod Laver Arena.

Persons: — Sloane Stephens, Olivia Gadecki, Really, ”, Stephens, “ I’ve, Carlos Alcaraz, Sofia Kenin, Richard Gasquet, Rod Laver Organizations: U.S, Alcaraz, Wimbledon, ___ Locations: MELBOURNE, Australia, Melbourne

☆ California legislature passes law aiming to protect children from abusers during custody disputes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Olivia Gentile | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

California's legislature unanimously passed Piqui's Law, named after a 5-year-old murdered by his father following a custody dispute. This week, the California legislature passed that bill, known as "Piqui's Law." In cases where fathers countered by claiming alienation, judges were even less likely to credit mothers, she found. At the July 11 hearing, Estevez, too, criticized a California family court's response to her reports of abuse. Jill Montes stands by as her daughter testifies before the California State Senate on April 25.

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☆ France hoping tourism revenue to rise to 67 bln euros in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Chinese tourists take pictures in the Champs Elysees Avenue near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - France is hoping to get up to 67 billion euros ($72.42 billion)worth of revenues from foreign tourists in 2023, beating last year's figure of 58 billion, French Tourism Minister Olivia Gregoire said on Tuesday. France is the world's most visited country for tourists, and tourism accounts for around 8% of French gross domestic product. "We have had a very good summer," Gregoire told reporters. Gregoire said that, based on current estimates, the final figures for revenues generated from foreign tourists in 2023 should come in between 64-67 billion euros.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Olivia Gregoire, Gregoire, lockdowns, Sudip Kar, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, French, Aviation, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Europe's

☆ While Navigating Life’s Changes, a Teenage Romance Endures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They met on Oct. 5, 2009 at Gino’s Pizzeria in Yonkers, N.Y., where both had grown up, when Ms. Amitrano was 16 and Mr. Vazquez was 18. Ms. Amitrano had heard Mr. Vazquez was “quite the ladies’ man,” so she did her best to play it cool, though she found him charming. Both Ms. Amitrano, now 29, and Mr. Vazquez, 31, were seeing other people on and off at the time. They would see one another at parties and, “he tried pursuing me,” Ms. Amitrano said, but they remained friends. “We slowly fell in love over many nights venting and bonding in his car,” Ms. Amitrano said.

Persons: Olivia Grace Amitrano, Nicholas Ryan Vazquez, Amitrano, Vazquez, Ms, “, ” Ms Organizations: Volvo Locations: Yonkers, N.Y

☆ A showdown with one senator over hundreds of generals and admirals is set to ripple through the US military
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Waiting to replacing him is Gen. Eric Smith, and he will continue waiting until one senator lifts holds on the promotions of more than 250 generals and admirals. Tuberville's hold targets uniformed military officers over a policy set by the US military's civilian leadership, diverging from the longstanding manner in which members of Congress have expressed displeasure with such policies. Kelsey Dornfeld"Uniformed military officers do not set policy. 'We will lose talent'Maj. Gen. Eric Smith receives his three-star rank insignia during a ceremony in Okinawa in August 2018. "It is the personal development, it is the family understanding and predictability" that will be affected, Adm. John Aquilino, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told senators in April.

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☆ France riots subside as Darmanin faces Senate questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

At the peak of the unrest, in the night of Friday to Saturday, police arrested more than 1,300 people. The situation began to quieten on Sunday, and on the night of Monday to Tuesday police arrested 81 people, according to the ministry. Messiha shut down his GoFundMe appeal for the officer's family late on Tuesday after a barrage of complaints and threats of legal action from left-wing parties and Nahel's family, TV channel BFM reported. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, known for his hardline positions on law-and-order issues, was scheduled to answer questions on the unrest at 4:30 p.m. (1430 GMT) on Wednesday in front of a Senate committee. ($1 = 0.9191 euros)Reporting by Blandine Henault and Jean-Stephane Brosse; Writing by Estelle Shirbon and Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nahel, Jean Messiha, Messiha, Gerald Darmanin, Olivia Gregoire, Blandine Henault, Jean, Stephane Brosse, Estelle Shirbon, Toby Chopra Organizations: France, Thomson Locations: North, Paris, Nanterre, France

☆ Her son said his stepdad was sexually abusive. A judge gave the stepdad custody anyway. Then she found the photographs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Olivia Gentile | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +58 min

Robert confronted Winenger with the allegations that November, and within weeks Winenger denied the claims in family court. In a family court hearing in Vista, California, on October 28, 2021, Commissioner Patti Ratekin chastised Jill Montes for allegedly alienating her kids from her ex-husband. From a list provided by the Delaware Family Court, Kelly chose a psychologist, William Northey. Their father cited the report in asking a Delaware family court judge to order the boys to change schools. Family Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle CountyCiting the email and a subsequent report, Michael pressed Ostroski to order the transfer.

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☆ France's food-price inflation to ease off by September, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - Food price inflation in France - which has been a major concern for consumers - should ease off by September, said government minister Olivia Gregoire on Sunday. "By the time people come back from their holidays in September, we will have a visible decrease in the prices you see on the shelves and in terms of food price inflation," Gregoire, who is a government minister responsible for small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs), told France Inter radio. Gregoire's comments echoed those from Bank of France governor and European Central Bank member Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who said earlier this month that he expected food price inflation to start easing in the second half of this year. France's headline inflation level rose to 5.9% in April from 5.7% in March. The French inflation level stood at 6.9%, as measured by a European Union-harmonised consumer price index.

☆ The parents of an 8-year-old trans girl say they're moving from Florida to Minnesota, fearing an anti-trans law that could threaten the custody of their daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Leo Aquino | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The bill would restrict funding and protections for healthcare providers that offer gender-affirming care to trans patients. "I thought the worst they would do is restrict gender-affirming care," Amanda said. This would prohibit universities or health insurance plans for government workers from using public funds to provide gender-affirming care. In February, the Board of Medicine expanded on the restrictions and banned gender-affirming care for minors, including in clinical trials. In a previous story about SB 254, representatives for DeSantis declined to comment on SB 254 until it makes its way to the Governor's desk.

☆ Slack messages are all about the emojis — here are the 10 emojis that Slack employees use the most themselves
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Slack employees have created so many custom emojis that the company's own library has over 50,000. Still, Slack employees often gravitate towards the same emojis. "We love emojis," Slack's senior director of product management, Olivia Grace, told Insider. While Slack's standard library offers 1,850 emojis, the platform also allows users to upload pictures to create custom emojis. Still, Slack employees gravitate towards a small handful of these emojis over and over again.

After Russia invaded Ukraine, the West formed what looked like an overwhelming global coalition: 141 countries supported a United Nations measure demanding that Russia unconditionally withdraw. South Korea Indonesia Israel Thailand Japan Saudi Arabia Philippines Afghanistan CambodiaBy contrast, Russia seemed isolated. Eritrea “Russian actions are being distorted” North Korea Russia Belarus Syria Eritrea “Russian actions are being distorted” North Korea Russia Belarus SyriaBut the West never won over as much of the world as it initially seemed. But like many other African countries, South Africa appears careful to balance its growing ties with Russia against maintaining a relationship with the West. Others that provided Ukraine with military support have declined to impose economic sanctions on Russia.

HONG KONG — On the first day of unimpeded travel between mainland China and Hong Kong, Olivia Gai was one of the first in line. On Tuesday, the Chinese embassies in South Korea and Japan said they would stop issuing short-term visas for travelers to China. The South Korean Foreign Ministry says its restrictions on travelers from China are based on science. According to some estimates, China’s Covid death toll could reach 1 million or more in the coming months. Nonetheless, more countries have begun requiring negative Covid tests for travelers from China, and at least one country, Morocco, has banned arrivals entirely.

☆ Barty to mentor local wildcard Gadecki at Australian Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Retired Australian Open champion Ash Barty is returning to Melbourne Park for this year's event to mentor local hope Olivia Gadecki, who received a wildcard for the season's first Grand Slam. Former world number one Barty called time on her career last March, shortly after ending her country's 44-year wait for a home champion at the Australian Open. World number 202 Gadecki said at the United Cup in Sydney that Barty would be in her camp at Melbourne Park for the Jan. 16-29 tournament. The 20-year-old will begin her Australian Open preparations at next week's Hobart International. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Wuhan resident Xie Zhicong said he and everyone in his family, aside from his grandmother, had been infected. Xie, a 25-year-old salesman, said it was difficult to see a doctor when he went to a hospital for an examination last week. The hospital that Xie visited did not respond to requests for comment on his claims. People who have recovered, Xie said, are looking ahead to life after three years of “zero-Covid” restrictions. Though China is experiencing a massive outbreak much as it did at the start of the pandemic, once it’s over the virus won’t have many places left to go, Sridhar said.

China reported 2,157 new symptomatic infections Thursday, but officials have stopped counting asymptomatic cases and halted mandatory testing. James Zimmermann, a lawyer, posted on Twitter earlier this week that 90% of his office was sickened. Meanwhile, Beijing has tried to maintain its policy of imposing harsh limits on people’s daily lives whenever an outbreak flared. Although direct comparisons are difficult, officially China has suffered just more than 5,200 deaths — compared with nearly 1.1 million in the United States. It also recently caused social unrest in the form of widespread demonstrations, which appeared to be the catalyst for the abrupt policy change.

The factory’s iPhone 14 production has been slowed by a labor shortage that began last month, when a Covid outbreak and an accompanying lockdown sent workers fleeing back to their hometowns. China’s “dynamic zero-Covid” measures make it an outlier among the world’s major economies, causing growing public frustration and economic pain. Though officials announced new “optimized” measures this month, they are struggling to ease the burden without setting off a major exit wave. Despite the purported easing of measures in China, a single case can still bring targeted lockdowns and sudden quarantines. Covid measures were further tightened on Thursday in the capital, Beijing, which is already in near-lockdown with schools, parks and shopping malls closed and a negative Covid test required every 48 hours to enter public places anywhere in the city.

☆ How to work smarter – not harder – everyday
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Madison Coffelt | Created Slack With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When we work smarter, not harder, we can harness our work tools and use technology to our advantage. That flexibility makes space for new ways to work smarter, not harder. In short: Your digital HQ is a way to work, not a place to work. Teams working across various time zones can schedule messages so their colleagues get them when they are online and active. Anyone has the power to use no-code or low-code features in Slack to automate admin work and repetitive tasks, freeing up valuable chunks of time to work on more strategic and meaningful work.

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