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☆ In Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary, a high-stakes clash between a history-making pick and a candidate with deep pockets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Silver Spring, Maryland CNN —The farmers market in this suburb of Washington, DC, was a ripe crowd for Angela Alsobrooks, who’s locked in an increasingly contentious Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday. “I would really like to see a Black woman in the Senate. If elected in November, Alsobrooks, the executive of Prince George’s County, could become only the third Black woman ever elected to the Senate. (The one Black woman currently serving — California’s Laphonza Butler — was appointed and isn’t running to stay beyond this year.) “Electing women is not just good for Maryland,” Alsobrooks told supporters assembled outside her campaign office.

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☆ Salt substitution linked with lower risk for dying early, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Using a salt substitute when cooking was linked with a lower risk of dying early from any cause or from cardiovascular disease in a new study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. “Previous synthesis tended to focus on short-term outcomes, lasting only two weeks.”Using a salt substitute could lower your risk of dying early, according to new research. The trials compared the use of common salt — made of about 100% sodium chloride, occasionally with added iodine — with using a salt substitute comprised of 25% to 30% potassium chloride and 60% to 75% sodium chloride. “If it’s sodium chloride or potassium chloride or magnesium chloride, it’s all salt. “It’s also important to remember that reducing sodium intake is just one way to reduce cardiovascular risk without medication,” Albarqouni said.

Persons: ”, Loai, “, ” Albarqouni, Albarqouni, Andrew Freeman, ” Freeman, wasn’t, Freeman, It’s Organizations: CNN, Internal Medicine, Institute, Bond University, Jewish Health Locations: Australia, China, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Peru, Netherlands, Norway, North America, Denver

☆ I recreated 3 popular fast-food chicken recipes in my air fryer, and one was better than the original
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lucien Formichella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Dredging the chicken involved dipping it in an egg mixture and the flour mixture. Lucien Formichella for InsiderThe dredging process went well, though I definitely should've made more. It was relaxing to drop the chicken into the flour mixture, then the eggs, then back in the flour. Lucien Formichella for InsiderAfter putting the chicken in the air fryer, I genuinely wondered how the tenders would turn out because Popeyes chicken has such a distinct flavor. I left the second precisely as it came out of the bowl, figuring more of the flour mixture would stick to it.

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☆ Jasmin Paris: ‘Being a woman was never a barrier,’ says ultrarunner after historic Barkley Marathons finish
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops, 20 miles each, along unmarked trails in rural Tennessee, with about 67,000 feet of elevation. David Allan/CNN If accepted into the race, runners get a "letter of condolence." David Allan/CNN Barkley runners jump into a creek and wade through a tunnel that goes under Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Instead, it was weeks of training that laid the foundation for Paris’ Barkley success. We know that travel is a huge component of the carbon footprint of running and racing.”Regardless of whether she returns, the Barkley Marathons is an event that Paris will always hold dear.

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Lorenzo Montoya, of the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, conducted a six-month investigation of the shooting and whether managers affiliated with Rust Movie Productions complied with state workplace safety regulations. Photos You Should See View All 60 Images“Rust Movie Productions identified a hazard,” Montoya said. “They adopted firearms safety policies, but they totally failed to enforce them, train their employees on them, practice them, reference them. Prosecutors say Gutierrez-Reed is to blame for unwittingly bringing live ammunition on set and that she flouted basic safety protocols for weapons handling. Rust Movie Productions paid a $100,000 fine to resolve the state workplace safety findings.

Persons: ”, Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, Halyna Hutchins, Lorenzo Montoya, Gutierrez, Montoya, ” Montoya, “, Gabrielle Pickle, Baldwin, Hutchins, Joel Souza, Rust Organizations: SANTA FE, New, New Mexico Occupational Health, Safety Bureau, Rust Movie, Gutierrez, Prosecutors Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Santa Fe

☆ Major League Pickleball and PPA Tour complete long-awaited merger
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association have completed their long-awaited merger agreement and infused new capital into the sport, the leagues announced Thursday. The agreement comes after months of drama, hostility and negotiations between the competing pickleball leagues as they now join forces to determine the future of professional pickleball. "Today is an exciting day for everyone involved or interested in the world of pickleball," said PPA Tour founder and CEO Connor Pardoe. The merger will bring together more than 150 professional pickleball players, including many top-ranked players in the world. The PPA Tour features individual bracket-style tour, while MLP is a team-based format.

Persons: Lacy Schneemann, Major League Pickleball, Al Tylis, Tom Dundon, Connor Pardoe, haven't, Bruce Popko, Steve Kuhn, Julian DePietro, Brooks Wiley Organizations: Florida, League Pickleball, BLQK, Major League, Professional Pickleball Association, PPA, MLP, SC Holdings, D.C, Pickleball Team, CNBC, CNBC PRO Locations: Columbus , Ohio

☆ Opinion | ‘An Incoherent Riot’: Why London’s Skyline Looks So Weird
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

London has a jarring profusion of odd skyscrapers with funny names or nicknames. Cheshire and Christian Hilber, also of the London School of Economics, advanced the starchitect argument in an article way back in 2008. Last year, Cheshire included the starchitect idea in an article for a policy journal of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Land-use decisions in Britain are mainly discretionary rather than rules-based, as in, for example, Chicago, Cheshire noted in his article last year. The elected committees that decide on applications in London are unpredictable and can be swayed by lobbying, he wrote.

Persons: Paul Cheshire, Christian Hilber, Gerard Dericks Organizations: London, Guardian, London School of Economics, Political Science, University of Oxford, U.S . Department of Housing, Urban Locations: London, Cheshire, Britain, Chicago

☆ The New Jobs Report Showed Employees Are Entering a so-so Era
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For almost two years, many economists and observers have figured something has to give in the labor market. And then the labor market has turned around and said, "Ha, actually, no." If you're trying to upgrade your job, you're trying to get a better job, the time to do that was probably a year ago. If you have a job, you're at a relatively low risk of losing that job — despite the headlines about layoffs at some big-name companies. "If you're trying to upgrade your job, you're trying to get a better job, the time to do that was probably a year ago," Preston Mui, a senior economist at the macroeconomic policy group Employ America, said.

Persons: Nick Bunker, didn't, Guy Berger, Preston Mui, —, Heck, hasn't, It's, they're, Emily Stewart Organizations: Ferrari, Workers, Glass Institute, Companies, Business Locations: America

☆ Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But what happened to the four Secret Service agents they bamboozled? But the remaining two are still working as Secret Service agents "after discipline," Mihalek said. But the pair's ability to trick four Secret Service agents was no laughing matter. But at least one of the other Secret Service agents had his location tracked while working. AdvertisementRegardless, it's a bad look, former Secret Service agents told Business Insider.

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The order by the Hong Kong High Court also is not a remedy for the crisis of confidence haunting China’s financial markets. Markets in both Hong Kong and Shanghai fell Tuesday while share prices of property developers sank. State-owned Chinese banks and other domestic entities own most of the debt owed by Chinese property developers. David Goodman, director of the University of Sydney’s China Studies Center, said he thinks China’s property debt burdens are unlikely to precipitate a major financial crisis. “The fact of the matter is that the Chinese financial system is not as open or as marketized (as in the United States),” he said.

Persons: Brock Silvers, haven't, Silver, ”, Seng, David Goodman, —, Soo Organizations: Evergrande, Hong Kong High, Kaiyuan, ”, Sunac China Holdings, F Properties, Shanghai, Swiss Re Institute, Swiss, University of Sydney’s China Studies Center Locations: BANGKOK, Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, United States, U.S, Singapore

☆ Trump and his allies are wielding immigration as a political weapon against Biden, and Ukraine is paying the price
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Negotiations on a deal on the border and aid could collapse thanks to Trump. AdvertisementRepublicans and Democrats have spent weeks carefully negotiating a massive, bipartisan immigration and foreign aid deal, leaving Ukraine in a wait-and-see position on critical support. As both sides moved closer toward a possible agreement, former President Donald Trump stepped in to torpedo attempts at a compromise. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDespite the border deal being notably to the right of the Biden administration's stances on immigration, the bipartisan bill could be a win for Biden ahead of the election. He appeared to be referring to a contingent of GOP lawmakers who have loudly denounced future US support for Ukraine.

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☆ Baked by Melissa, who invented the viral Green Goddess salad, shares 6 new dietitian-approved crunchy, veggie-packed salads
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewMelissa Ben-Ishay, the creator of the viral Green Goddess salad , believes that meals should be both nutrient-dense and delicious. Dilly Chicken Salad on ToastDilly Chicken Salad on toast. Make the dressing: Whisk together the lemon juice, mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, garlic, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Scoop the chicken salad onto the bread with the lettuce and tomato and serve open-faced. Coffee Shop Sesame Chicken SaladCoffee Shop Sesame Chicken Salad.

Persons: —, Melissa Ben, Ishay, Sweets, Melissa, Ben, Ludlam, Raine, William Morrow, Ashley Sears, dill, Cook, Ashley Sears Ludlam, Shallot Vinaigrette, bok choy, bok, Ashley Sears Ben Organizations: Service, Business, HarperCollins Publishers, B12 Locations: New York City, tangier, Dijon, Fresh, dill, Kalamata

☆ Top money managers warn that 2024 earnings expectations are getting out of hand, even as Wall Street firms scramble to raise their S&P 500 targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs"We expect price increases to be driven by modest earnings growth and well-supported price-to-earnings multiples," wrote Austin Pickle, a strategist at WFII, in a January 16 note. Stucky continued: "I've never seen a re-acceleration in earnings growth — which is what the baseline expectation is for earnings — absent some sort of economic recovery or an acceleration in economic growth. He noted that many factors influence profits, but added that his forward model suggests there's earnings risk ahead. Bianco said he expects flat or mid-single-digit earnings growth for stocks in most sectors. However, he said that during expansions, GDP growth is a poor predictor of earnings growth.

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☆ Move over, pickleball: The fast-growing sport of padel is the next hot luxury-home amenity
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Padel is said to be one of the world's fastest-growing sports, with 25 million players in over 90 countries. AdvertisementThe country's fastest-growing sport, pickleball, may have some competition. A standard-sized court is 66 feet by 33 feet, bigger than a pickleball court but smaller than a doubles tennis court. And Enclave, a gated community about 35 miles from Chicago in South Barrington, Illinois, is also set to have a communal padel court. Once they got hooked on padel, he said, they started converting them to padel courts.

Persons: Padel, —, Haven't, It's, Andy Murray, David Beckham, Omar Vega, padel, Marko Gojanovic, Gojanovic, Mia, Aly, khan Merali, Turnberry, Merali, Michael DeRosa, Kelli Ide, that's Organizations: Service, CNN, The New York Times, Business Locations: Mexico, Padel, Miami's, Miami Beach, South Florida, Turnberry, North Miami, Turnberry's, Spain, York, Central, Chicago, South Barrington , Illinois, Lake, Skaneateles, Skaneateles , New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles

☆ Pro pickleball players band together as chaos, a merger and pay cuts grip the sport
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-15 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Major League Pickleball finals at Pickle & Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Emilee Chinn | Getty ImagesDozens of professional pickleball players have formed a collective to voice their concerns about recent pay cuts and the future of the sport. In a letter obtained by CNBC, the collective shared their dissatisfaction with how they have been treated by Major League Pickleball and the Pro Pickleball Association Tour. The MLP and the PPA Tour are currently negotiating a proposed merger. CNBC spoke with multiple players who say they feel like they've been unfairly treated or received threats for not agreeing to the proposed pay cuts.

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☆ A pickleball star offers tips for improving your game. The 22-year-old pro athlete says the sport isn't just for old people.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Pickleball is a great all-ages sport that can be athletic and competitive, too. Train like a pickleball pro by working your core and balance with planks and single-leg squats. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can play pickleball at all ages and fitness levelsTodd, who entered the pro tennis circuit at age 14, said she first got into pickleball in late 2021 while spending time with, you guessed it, her grandparents. Adding core and balance exercises to your workouts can give you a boost on the pickleball court.

Persons: —, Pickleball, Parris Todd, Todd, It's, pickleball, We're Organizations: Service Locations: America, Newport Beach

☆ Stocks are headed nowhere fast with high rates likely to weigh on the S&P 500 for all of 2024, Wells Fargo says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Stocks won't bring much joy in 2024, according to Wells Fargo. The bank expects the benchmark S&P 500 to trade within a narrow range the whole year. AdvertisementInvestors shouldn't count on the stocks' stellar run lasting much longer with higher interest rates likely to weigh on the market for all of 2024, according to Wells Fargo. In a research note published Monday, strategists at the bank said they expected the S&P 500 to be trading at between 4,600 and 4,800 points by the end of 2024. Wells Fargo's latest outlook puts it on the more bearish side of Wall Street, with many analysts saying the S&P 500 could have another strong year with the US economy looking likely to avoid a long-predicted recession.

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☆ Why a Wisconsin county is dumping cheese brine on its roads this winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some counties in Wisconsin have been using cheese brine or a beet juice blend instead. A few counties across the state have used cheese brine to melt icy roads in the winter. Green County is lucky enough to have a functioning cheese factory where it gets its cheese brine for de-icing. Other counties, like Polk County and Burnett County, have used cheese brine in the past but stopped when the local cheese factory halted operations. Bastian Parschau/Contributor/Getty ImagesIf you don't have access to cheese brine, then beet juice is a popular alternative, though it's not as cost-effective as cheese brine, Josh Kelch, the highway commissioner for Burnett County, told BI.

Persons: —, Andrea Bill, Bill, There's, Chris Narveson, Bastian Parschau, it's, Josh Kelch, Pat Gavinski, Gavinski Organizations: Service, University of Wisconsin's Traffic, Safety Laboratory, Anadolu, US Environmental Protection Agency, University of Minnesota, EPA, Green County Locations: Wisconsin, Green, Polk County, Burnett, Burnett County, Sauk, Sauk County

☆ Six Hours to Cook and $100 to Shop: Watch 3 NYT Food Writers Make Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Cc Allen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +42 min

‘Your dinner must be enough to feed four people.’” “’You can cook as many dishes as you’d like, but it must include a main dish and a dessert.’” “All right, cool.” “I love Thanksgiving.” “I love Thanksgiving.” “Thanksgiving is a colonialist holiday that celebrates a genocide. Minus 3.” “Oh, oh, tamarind. O.K., O.K., O.K.” “Where’s the butter? So what I’m going to do is I’m actually going to start the butter and then put the chocolate in. Souffle vibes, O.K., I’m going to do the cranberries now.” [BACKGROUND CHATTER] “Hi.” “Hi camera.” “I’m doing like a layer.

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☆ Powell made a big statement this week after bond yields slid. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The swift rise in long-term US Treasury yields over the past few months caused headaches for investors by dragging many of their portfolios down. Bond yields, namely the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, dictate the interest rates on credit cards, mortgages and auto loans. Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed that at this month’s post-meeting press conference, saying he couldn’t pinpoint exactly why yields rose so much in recent weeks. Hours before Powell’s post-meeting remarks, bond yields plunged following the Treasury Department’s quarterly refunding announcement. That’s as opposed to letting bond yields do the Fed’s work for it.

Persons: Jerome Powell, “, Powell, Kathleen O’Neill Paese, Louis Fed, ”, Powell’s, Wall, John Madziyire, Joe Kalish, Ned Davis, Kalish, ” Powell, Celal, That’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Fed, Vanguard, Ned, Ned Davis Research, CNN, ” Bank of America, International Monetary Fund, Getty, Bank of America Locations: New York, Washington ,, Anadolu

☆ Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a typical hypertension medication, even if you don’t have high blood pressure, a new study found. Wirestock/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesNearly half of all Americans live with high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Compared to the high-sodium diet, blood pressure on the extremely low-salt diet dropped 8 millimeters of mercury. “Compared to their normal diet, people reduced their blood pressure by about 6 millimeters of mercury, about the same effect you’d see for a first-line blood pressure medication,” Allen said. “Taste bud adjustment takes a little bit longer, but the blood pressure improvements are pretty quick,” she added.

Persons: ”, Norrina Allen, ” Allen, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, bouillon, “, Allen, ” Freeman, Dietitians Organizations: CNN, American Heart Association, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, World Health Organization, Jewish Health, National Library of Medicine Locations: Denver

☆ Heinz’s newest ketchup tastes like pickles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Ketchup and pickles have been a natural combination on a hamburger and hot dogs for decades. Rolling out to grocery store shelves in early 2024, Heinz’s newest flavor of its famous ketchup is called “Pickle Ketchup,” which combines the “tangy and savory flavor” of pickles with the “unmistakable taste” of its ketchup. Heinz’s purple ketchup experiment in 2000 has its own entry in the Museum of Failure. The pickle taste is also subtle enough to combine with others, making it an appealing flavor to experiment with. Through 2027, Kraft Heinz has a goal of bringing in an additional $2 billion in North American retail revenue from innovation.

Persons: Heinz, Velveeta, Mars Wrigley, ”, Katie Peterson, seltzer, it’s, Kraft Heinz Organizations: New, New York CNN, Heinz Innovation, Kraft Heinz Company, Kraft, North Locations: New York

☆ Insider Today: Judging an AI career coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In case it doesn't work out, I tried using an AI assistant career coach — released as part of Meta's new series of AI assistants — to see what advice it'd give. The big storyAn AI career coachsorbetto/Getty ImagesInstead of AI taking away your job, what if it could help you find a new one? I messaged him on Instagram about different career advice and broke down what I liked and didn't like about "him." Instead of coming across as an expert, Leo felt like a conversational search engine with lukewarm search results. Instead of coming across as an expert, Leo felt like a conversational search engine with lukewarm search results.

Persons: —, Dixie D'Amelio, sorbetto, He's, Naomi Osaka, Snoop, Leo isn't, Leo, Google's Bard, chatbots, I've, Bing, Leo's, Al Capone, Chris Williams, they've, sriracha, Erin McDowell, Joseph Hendrickson Organizations: Service, Meta, Nissan, Nissan Nissan, Historic Landmark, Microsoft Locations: Alcatraz, Arizona

☆ Robocalling is already an issue for Americans. AI is making it worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Yet, the nearly $300 million fine against a massive transnational robocalling operation by the Federal Communications Commission shows just how widespread this issue has become. This is called an interactive voice response (IVR) and it's used in a type of spam called voice phishing or "vishing." According to McAfee's CTO Steve Grobman, these types of calls are bound to remain less likely than other, more obvious spam calls, at least for the time being. Spotting AI scamsThat preparation depends on a combination of consumer education and the war between technologies, or more specifically, white-hat AI fighting black-hat AI. Educating people about deepfake audio spam calls

Persons: —, Jonathan Nelson, Nelson, McAfee, it's, Steve Grobman, Grobman, Kristofor Healey, Healey Organizations: Getty, Federal Communications Commission, Hiya Inc, Companies, McAfee, Department of Homeland Security, Black Bear Security

☆ China's consumer prices stall, factory deflation persists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices faltered and factory-gate prices shrank slightly faster than expected in September, with both indicators showing persistent deflationary pressures in the world's second-largest economy. "The damage from the property sector slowdown on consumer confidence continues to weigh on household demand." Food prices dropped 3.2% from a year earlier, extending a decline by 1.5 percentage points from August and dragging down the CPI. While signs are emerging that China's economy is stabilising, concerns over the sustainability of the recovery persist. China's property sector has yet to emerge from a deep slump despite a raft of policy support measures.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, Economists, Zhiwei Zhang, Qiaoyi Li, Ellen Zhang, Ryan Woo, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, National Bureau of Statistics, Reuters Graphics, CPI, IMF, Central Huijin Investment, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING

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