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☆ Did menswear win the 2024 Met Gala? The best dressed men on the red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Nods to the event’s dress code, JG Ballard’s 1962 short story “The Garden of Time,” came in all forms. Wisdom Kaye's Robert Wun suit included a corsage, burnt at the edges like the lapels of his overcoat and hat. Coleman Domingo similarly finished off his billowing Willy Chavarria suit with black-rimmed eyes and a drooping bunch of wistful white lilies. Barry Keoghan's Burberry suit came with a satin necktie, top hat and three watches. Mike Coppola/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueAs always, a few stars miss — or dodge — the theme entirely, and menswear this year was no exception.

Persons: Gigi Hadid, Jordan Roth, Emily Ratajkowski, ”, Lewis Hamilton, Nicholas Galitzine, Jeremy Strong, Jonathan Bailey, Vogue, Loewe, Jonathan Bailey's peony bowtie, Aliah Anderson, “, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, —, O’Connor, clogs, Dan Levy’s, Jamie Dornan’s, Robert Wun, John Shearer, Seán McGirr, Alexander McQueen, Usher, Wisdom Kaye, Coleman Domingo, Willy Chavarria, florals, Barry Keoghan's Burberry, Taylor Hill, Jeff Goldblum, Count Axel, Gilbert Flores, Barry, Andrew Vottero, Prada, ” Goldblum, Emma Chamberlain, Hannah Bagshawe, Eddie Redmayne, Steve O Smith, Mike Coppola, Taika Waititi, Oscar Organizations: CNN, Burberry, Variety, Getty, Vogue, The Met Museum

☆ How AI is changing OnlyFans and adult content creation, from chatting to 'AI twins,' and where the future is headed
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Many AI adult influencers have turned to OnlyFans competitor Fanvue to monetize their content. MySentient has been investing in creating "sentient" AI chatbots based on people that range from adult creators like Amouranth to Jesus. Elaina St James has used different AI tools to generate images of herself in different contexts and outfits. To create these characters, they use a variety of AI tools, including Unstable Diffusion, an AI image generator that focuses on NSFW content. Others see the power of AI but also the issues it could create for the adult industry as a whole.

Persons: Riley Reid, Ana Levy, Isla Moon, Jada Sparks, Fanvue, it's, OnlyFans, Fortune, Riley Reid's Clona, immortalize, Riley, MySentient, Amouranth, Jesus, Reese Leysen, Leysen, We've, Robert Weiss, that's, she'd, James, Elaina, James Level, —, Eva AI, MyClub.ai, Eva, MyClub, Jessica Moore, Elaina St James, St James, Zoe Fox, Aika Kittie, Margot Robbie, Influencer Sophie Annaston, she's, Sophie Annaston, who's, It's, Charles Lyle Organizations: Business, MyClub, AVN, Media Locations: Philippines, India, Pakistan, Canada, Spanish, Fanvue, Lipa

☆ A Florida Gen Xer who earned over $300,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs shares why he's 'far from rich'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Florida-based Gen Xer made over $300,000 in 2023 secretly working multiple remote tech jobs. AdvertisementIn 2021, Robert was making roughly $180,000 a year from his tech job, but when his workflow slowed, he feared a layoff may be coming soon. AdvertisementThe Gen Xer, a Florida resident, is among the "overemployed" Americans who are secretly working multiple remote jobs to boost their incomes. Aside from family and travel, Robert said he spends most of his money on food and his home. Are you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

Persons: Xer, —, Robert, who've, hasn't, it's, He's, he's Organizations: Service, BI, Business Locations: Florida, Yellowstone, Las Vegas

☆ Jeff Bridges credits his 48-year marriage with his longevity. Science backs that up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jeff Bridges has been married to his wife Susan for 48 years, and she supported him through cancer. He credits his long, happy life to their relationship: "Marriage is a wonderful thing." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . And spoiler alert: A lot of that has to do with his wife, Susan Geston Bridges, who was with him. Bridges' sentiment is sweet, but also backed by scienceJeff and Susan Bridges in 1977.

Persons: Jeff Bridges, Susan, —, Chaplin, Alice Tully, Bridges, Susan Geston Bridges, I've, it's, Jeff, Susan Bridges, Ron Galella, Sue, COVID, BI's Hilary Brueck, Robert Waldinger Organizations: Service, Lincoln, Business, AARP, Bridges, Harvard, Development Locations: New York City, Montana

☆ Check out the pitch deck productivity startup Read AI used to land $21 million to fuel its meeting-summary generator
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup, Read AI, closed a $21 million Series A funding round in April. Goodwater Capital led the round, with participation from existing investor Madrona Venture Group, which led the startup's $10 million seed round in 2021. David Shin, who co-founded Read AI alongside Robert Williams and Elliott Waldron, told Business Insider that the generative AI boom over the last year has supercharged what the startup can offer clients. Read AI offers multiple pricing plans, including a basic, free version for individual users as well as enterprise and enterprise plus accounts that cost $22.50 and $29.75 a month per user, respectively. Check out the 23-slide presentation Read AI used to raise $21 million in Series A funding.

Persons: David Shin, Robert Williams, Elliott Waldron, Read Organizations: Goodwater Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Business, Microsoft, Google, Read, Bloomberg Locations: Seattle

☆ Lessons From a 20-Person Polycule
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Interviews Daniel Bergner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Relationships With More Than One PersonKatie I started by dating somebody on an ENM app who was in a different polycule who was connected to someone in this polycule. He’s married, and his wife and I are metamours, which is simply a word for my partner’s partner. Resources always help, books like “The Ethical Slut” and “Polysecure.” But undoing the monogamous script, the socialization, is really, really difficult. One of their husbands is one of my best friends and occasional sexual partner, and I do have sex with my wives, but we’re not romantically involved. It’s, I’m doing these things, I’m going to be gone for these two weeks, what do you need from me?

Persons: it’s, Katie, Ann It’s, Ashley, Nico, we’re, Katie It’s, Alex, Chris, Bine, He’s, I’d, Nico I, nonmonogamy, aren’t, Ann I’m, I’ve, forevermore, bro, We’d, Robert, Ann’s, I’m, Ann, Let’s, ”, Katie There’s, Fred, Robert We, —, I’ll, She’ll, Ann I, They’re, They’ve, Katie Last, We’re, It’s, they’re, Daniel Bergner, ” Anne Vetter Organizations: Resources, Partners Locations: Boston, Cambridge, Ann, Somerville, Los Angeles

☆ Things keep getting worse for Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla might be facing another difficult quarter, Baird analysts warn. The carmaker reported a drop in its delivery numbers for the first time since 2020 last week. "We think Q1 results will be messy due to several one-time items and continue to believe Q2 estimates are likely still high," Kallo wrote, according to MarketWatch. "We speculate Tesla likely unveils both a robotaxi and a $25k vehicle," Kallo wrote. Tesla's stock dipped more than 5% on the day the delivery numbers were released and it's down more than 29% year to date.

Persons: Tesla, Baird, —, Robert W, Ben Kallo, Kallo, Elon Musk's, Musk, Tesla's Organizations: Service, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Reuters, Tesla Locations: Delaware, Berlin

☆ China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Both the Philippines and Japan are US defense treaty allies, and the US military retains permanent bases in Japan and has base rights in the Philippines. That threat is manifested in three key areas – Taiwan, the South China Sea and the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, analysts say. Here's why 03:27 - Source: CNNJapan and Philippines both have separate territorial disputes with China, in the former’s case the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and in the latter’s areas of the South China Sea. Meanwhile, China claims the shoal, which is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, as its sovereign territory, as it does much of the South China Sea, in defiance of an international arbitration ruling. “Alliance building is the most practical way to deal with China’s moves” in the South China Sea, he said.

Persons: ”, James D.J, Brown, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Xi Jinping, Biden, Micah Jeiel Perez, Marcos, Kishida, ” Marcos, Shinzo Abe, Ricardo Jose, ” Jose, Thomas, CNN Marcos, Shoal, China –, Masaharu Homma, –, Perez, Rodrigo Duterte, Marcos Jr’s, Duterte, Thomas Shoal, Veejay Villafranca, Robert Ward, BRP Antonio Luna, you’ve, Donald, Trump, ” Brown, “, Ward Organizations: South Korea CNN, White, Temple University, Japanese, Taiwan –, Communist Party, Taiwan Relations, University of, Nikkei Asia, University of the, “, CNN, East China, Philippine, China Coast Guard, US, US State Department, Gen, “ Alliance, Clark Air Base, Naval, Bloomberg, Getty, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Cooperative, Philippine Navy, BRP, Royal Australian Navy, Self, Defense Forces, JS Akebono, US Navy, USS, Multilateral Maritime Cooperative, Armed Forces, AP Analysts Locations: Seoul, South Korea, United States, Japan, Philippines, China, Tokyo, Philippine, Taiwan, Washington, South, Senkaku, East China, University of the Philippines, CNN Japan, East, South China, Palawan, China – Washington, Beijing, Spain, Spanish, Imperial Japan, New Orleans, Bataan, Subic, Manila, US, Australia, India, Vietnam, Warramunga, IISS

☆ Tesla shares have tanked 34% this year. Investors raise doubts over whether the EV maker will return to form
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Disappointing investors Tesla's inability to meet estimates and boost demand for its models has spurrred the newfound skepticism. The comments from Wood came one day after her firm purchased nearly $40 million worth of Tesla shares. A lack of investor understanding of the value of these alternative businesses and their future contribution to Tesla profits is plaguing Tesla shares, according to Corestone Capital's Will McDonough. TSLA 1Y mountain Tesla shares over the last year "Valuing Tesla as a car company is akin to valuing Amazon as a book sale company," the investor said. "There are definitely concerns in the marketplace around demand" for Tesla vehicles, said Robert W. Baird senior research analyst Ben Kallo.

Persons: Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Wedbush's Dan Ives, Ives, Michael Sansoterra, Tim Pagliara, EVs, Sansoterra, that's, CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin, Cathie Wood, Wood, Brad Gerstner, Elon Musk, Corestone Capital's Will McDonough, Robert W, Baird, Ben Kallo, We're Organizations: Elon, Silvant Capital Management, Wall, Motors, Ford, Toyota, Silvant, Ark Investment Locations: U.S, China

According to the Biden campaign, the event brought in more than $25 million. That fund-raising haul further tips the scales in the money race between Donald J. Trump and Mr. Biden — a race that, so far, the Democrats have been winning. And when two candidates are as well known as Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump, there might be a limit to what money can buy. This week, we speak with the longtime Democratic donor Robert Wolf about the Radio City fund-raiser and why he has donated to Mr. Biden. And Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, explains the vast financial gap between the candidates.

Persons: Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Biden’s, Stephen Colbert, Mindy Kaling, Queen Latifah, Donald J, Trump, Biden —, hasn’t, Robert Wolf, Shane Goldmacher Organizations: Radio City Music Hall, Democratic, Radio City, Mr, The New York Times

☆ Don't secretly work multiple jobs if you want to advance in your career, overemployed workers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some people have made as much as $500,000 a year secretly working multiple remote jobs. "There is a certain level you cannot be at to perform well on multiple jobs," Robert said. AdvertisementBut life is full of tradeoffs, and that's as true as ever for the people secretly working multiple remote jobs. Overemployment can provide workers with valuable experienceNot every overemployed worker agrees that working multiple jobs is bad for career advancement. AdvertisementAre you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

Persons: —, Robert, who've, They've, jugglers, William, John, he's, Justin, wasn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Florida, Texas, California

International sanctions and UN investigations into North Korea’s illegal weapons program have previously been backed by Russia. North Korea has also gained a powerful backer at the UN which wields veto power. While UN sanctions prohibit arms transfers to or from North Korea, the Kim regime has become a big supplier of weapons to Putin’s war effort in Ukraine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council on Thursday was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining. But as Russia holds veto power, the resolution to continue the panel of experts’ work failed.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Nebenzia, Kim, Barbara Woodward, “, ” Woodward, ”, Robert Wood, ” Wood Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations, Korean, UN, Security Council, CNN, North, Security, South Korea’s Foreign Locations: Russia, Pyongyang, Ukraine, United States, Moscow, Korea, Russian, North Korea, South, Korean, China, ”

☆ Why Nora Turato is taking on the wellness industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Victoria Woodcock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

stop lying!” — a solo show at Sprüth Magers’ Los Angeles gallery, and a riposte to the wellness industry. Robert Wedemeyer/Courtesy Sprüth MagersAt the latter in 2022, she performed her one-woman “pool 5” monologue live more than 20 times over a two-week period. Born in Zagreb, Turato refers to her home country as “very in-between — not really eastern Europe; not really west,” she said. Robert Wedemeyer/Courtesy Sprüth MagersFor Sprüth Magers co-founder Philomene Magers, “Nora’s work puts people in front of a mirror,” she said. Tellingly, Turato’s self-optimization journey has ended in digital detox.

Persons: Nora Turato, “, ”, Zoom, Robert Wedemeyer, Barbara Kruger, —, Magers, Philomene Magers, it’s, haha, Turato, Julie Adams, It’s, — “, You’ve, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Museum of Modern Art, Hollywood, Systems, “ Locations: Croatian, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, New York, Zagreb, Croatia, Arnhem, Netherlands, Turato, Europe, ”, LA

☆ New Yorkers who make six figures won't save as much moving to Texas and Florida anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New Yorkers have historically moved to Florida and Texas to save money on taxes and other expenses. AdvertisementIn December, Rahul Sen Sharma told Business Insider that he was moving from New York to Miami — and bringing his company with him. New Yorkers moving to Texas for many of the same reasons will also face sticker shock. The savings gained by moving to Florida and Texas are dwindlingUtilities, gas, and housing are just a few expenses that have gotten pricier in Florida and Texas since 2019. "The property-tax percentage rate is higher," Marie Bailey, a Texas real-estate agent who moved from California, told Business Insider's Alcynna Lloyd.

Persons: —, Rahul Sen Sharma, Sen Sharma, BI's Phil Rosen, Jeff Bezos, Ken Griffin, SmartAsset, Dallas, Alexander Spatari, Realtor.com, Jaclyn DeJohn, SmartAsset's, Wager, Robert Walsh, Marie Bailey, Insider's Alcynna Lloyd Organizations: Service, Miami —, Bloomberg ., New, Miami, relocators, Miami . Miami Beach, Bloomberg, Business, Sunshine State, CBS, Fort Locations: Florida, Texas, New York, Miami, NYC, Austin, Florida and Texas, Dallas, Miami ., Manhattan, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Fort Lauderdale, California

From 1985 to 2002, he worked at Goldman Sachs, one of the most storied — and criticized — investment banks on Wall Street. He famously swooped in to turn around the struggling IndyMac bank after its failure in the financial crisis of 2008. Earlier this month, Mnuchin jumped back into the headlines when his PE firm led a roughly $1 billion investment in embattled New York Community Bancorp. In 2009, OneWest Bank Group, where Mnuchin was chairman and CEO, bought the troubled IndyMac after federal regulators took over the bank. Mnuchin was Treasury secretary in 2020, when the Trump administration brokered a deal where Oracle and Walmart would take a large stake in TikTok.

Persons: Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump’s, Goldman Sachs, Mnuchin, Max, Mnuchin's dealmaking, Robert Weissman, ” Weissman, Robert Rubin, Clinton, Weissman, couldn’t, NYCB, George Soros, John Paulson, OneWest, Kevin Kaiser, “, ” Kaiser, Maxine Waters, ”, Trump, doesn't, Chris Caulfield, ” Caulfield, ” ___ Rugaber Organizations: Trump, Public Citizen, Treasury, Treasury Department, Liberty Strategic Capital, Citizens, New York Community Bancorp, OneWest Bank Group, Federal, of Insurance Corp, FDIC, Wharton School, Oracle, Walmart, CNBC Locations: Wall, TikTok, Saudi Arabia, East, Washington, Congress, U.S, China, West Monroe, “

As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Saving rural careThat was the case for Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla, Georgia, which was the second rural emergency hospital established in the U.S. “But ... we felt like we had to try.”Irwin County Hospital became a rural emergency hospital on Feb. 1, 2023. “We might have been closed if we hadn’t (become a rural emergency hospital), so ... something had to be done,” he said. Brock Slabach, the National Rural Health Association's chief operations officer, told the AP that upwards of 30 facilities are interested in converting to rural emergency hospitals this year.

Persons: Carrie Cochran, McClain, George Pink, Weeks, Scott Carver, he’d, ”, Quentin Whitwell, “ We’re, Whitwell, Carver, Traci Harper, Harper’s, “, ‘, Warren, Jared Chaffin, Amy Thimm, they’ll, Ron Te Brink, Chaffin, “ That’s, Kenneth Williams, Williams, Williams isn’t, we’ve, Pink, it’s, Cochran, Brock Slabach, Robert Wood Johnson Organizations: National Rural Health Association, U.S, University of North, Sheps, for Health Services Research, Health Research Program, Irwin County Hospital, Hospital, Progressive Health Systems, Warren Memorial Hospital, Alliance Healthcare, Centers, Medicare, Associated Press, National Rural Health Association's, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AP Locations: Southeast, Rural, Nebraska, Florida, Ocilla , Georgia, U.S, ” Irwin, Jacksonville , Florida, Holly Springs , Mississippi, Memphis

☆ Appeals court denies Peter Navarro’s bid to avoid reporting to prison next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A federal appeals court on Thursday denied ex-Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to avoid reporting to a federal prison next week to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction. The unanimous decision from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals means Navarro will have to report to a federal prison in Miami by March 19. Trump promotes Navarro’s bookTrump was promoting Navarro’s book in recent days and backing his effort to avoid jail time. “Peter Navarro had strong views on Protecting our Economy against the assault from Foreign Countries all over the World. Peter Navarro is a Patriot who has been treated very badly, but he continues forward.

Persons: Donald Trump, Peter Navarro’s, Navarro, Patricia Millett, Cornelia Pillard, Robert Wilkins, Navarro hadn’t, “, ” Navarro, Navarro “, ”, Trump, “ Peter Navarro, ‘, Peter, Peter Navarro, ” Trump, CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, DC, Capitol, Foreign, U.S, Patriot Locations: Miami

☆ Trump tried to move assets to Florida, NY officials complain in fraud-judgment filing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But officials say he recently tried to change the addresses for major assets from NY to Florida. AdvertisementDonald Trump tried — but failed — to switch the addresses of key assets from Trump Tower in New York to Florida, officials with the state attorney general's office said in their latest civil fraud case filing. Trump attempted to switch the Trump Tower addresses of several key assets to new addreses in Florida, state officials allege. AdvertisementFinally, Trump's lawyers claimed the "proper address" for Trump Tower in Chicago — another defendant in the fraud case — is Trump's Jupiter, Florida golf course, rather than Trump Tower in New York. In his final judgment, dated February 22, the judge uses the Manhattan Trump Tower address for all six of these defendants — not the Florida addresses Trump claimed.

Persons: Trump, —, Donald Trump, general's, Letitia James, Trump's, he's, James, Arthur Engoron, Clifford S, Robert, Donald J, Engoron, E, Jean Carroll Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, New York Attorney, Trump Revocable Trust, Trump Organization, Trump National Golf, Trump's, Post, Trump Tower, Manhattan Trump Locations: NY, Florida, New York, Manhattan, York, West Palm, Jupiter , Florida, Trump's Miami, Washington ,, Trump, Chicago

He was elegant at the Oscars in a custom Louis Vuitton double-breasted tuxedo with crystal buttons and gold-tipped cowboy boots. There was her black 3D molded custom Louis Vuitton petal dress for the Emmys. He mixed patterns in a red Vuitton evening jacket and trouser set for the Golden Globes. She picked up a supporting actress Oscar in a custom Louis Vuitton gown in pale blue with oversize, fringed sleeves. At the Golden Globes, his sling came with nail art that spelled “ouchy,” the best accessory of the night.

Persons: Margot Robbie, Jeremy Allen White, Danielle Brooks, Christian Siriano, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, COLMAN DOMINGO, Valentino Haute Couture, Louis Vuitton, “ Rustin ”, Domingo, LILY GLADSTONE, ”, Valentino, Lenise Omeasoo, Joe Big, CILLIAN MURPHY, Oppenheimer, Saint Laurent, he's, Barbie, AYO, BARRY KEOGHAN, Keoghan, Tiffany, DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH, Valdrin Sahiti, Randolph wowed, Robert Wun, Randolph, Oscar, PEDRO PASCAL, “ ouchy, GRETA LEE, Loewe, Loewe's Jonathan Anderson Organizations: Screen, British Vogue, Golden Globes, Hollywood, Burberry, Givenchy, British Film, Bottega Locations: Hollywood, British, Bottega Veneta

☆ A Gen Xer who made over $300,000 secretly working 3 jobs at the same time says overemployment allowed his partner to stop working and paid for a $20,000 cruise
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Florida Gen Xer made over $300,000 secretly working three jobs in the tech industry. AdvertisementAfter being laid off from his tech job in 2019, Robert wanted two things: job stability and multiple sources of income. By 2021, he'd found a remote job that he said paid $180,000 a year and had a part-time gig that was bringing in an additional $2,000 a month. He went looking for other remote jobs and landed one that paid $190,000 a year. Robert said his overemployment journey likely wouldn't have happened if the pandemic hadn't led more companies to adopt remote working arrangements.

Persons: Xer, —, Robert, he'd, Overemployment, Robert's, overemployment, COVID Organizations: Service, BI Locations: Florida

☆ What if Mom’s Not to Blame?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Mark Harris | Keita Morimoto | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The past year has brought an exceptionally varied and thematically rich crop of movies exploring men and their — to use the proper scientific term — mommy issues. By the end of most of them, blood is on the floor, and the collateral damage is steep. Men who couldn’t, or worse, didn’t want to, were portrayed as marionettes tied to and practically strangled by their mothers’ apron strings. “I’ve been talking to this psychiatrist about my mother for two years now,” his character says in “Pillow Talk” (1959), adding, “It’s perfectly healthy. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.

Persons: Beau, ”, who’s, Freud, Robert Walker’s simpering, mommy, Anthony Perkins, Norman Bates, Marion Crane, Janet Leigh, Tony Randall, Doris, “ I’ve Organizations: Hudson, The

☆ Here's why it's an aircraft carrier tradition to catapult a pair of boots
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Signal for takeoffLt. Nicholas Woodworth and Robert Wilkerson prepare to shoot their boots off the flight deck of USS Carl Vinson using the ship's catapult. Beyond conducting an aircraft launch through a series of hand gestures and poses, shooters have a number of other responsibilities to ensure a safe takeoff. "The catapult officer is responsible to ensure the catapult is prepared and ready to launch aircraft, the aircraft is properly configured to launch, all personnel are in their proper position, and any observers are behind the foul lines," Lt. Cmdr. Robert Neff, a shooter aboard George Washington, told DoD News. "We inspect the entire catapult system, the jet-blast deflector, and input our calculations for wind to determine how much steam is needed to launch aircraft," Neff added.

Persons: Nicholas Woodworth, Robert Wilkerson, Carl Vinson, Adrian White, Cmdr, Robert Neff, George Washington, Neff Organizations: US Navy, DoD

☆ New data shows asthma medicine may help reduce severe reactions in people with multiple food allergies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A new study finds that the asthma medication Xolair may substantially reduce severe allergic reactions in people who have multiple food allergies and are accidentally exposed to those foods. There is no cure for food allergies, and the only other FDA-approved treatment is Palforzia, an oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies in children between 4 and 17 years old. “But the reality is that most of our patients don’t just have peanut allergy,” Wood added. For people who have multiple severe food allergies and even moderate to severe allergic asthma, Casale says, Xolair might be the best treatment option. Xolair does not eliminate food allergies, and unlike with some environmental allergies such as pollen, many people never outgrow them, Casale added.

Persons: ”, Sharon Chinthrajah, “, ” Xolair, Robert Wood, ” Wood, Xolair, Wood, omalizumab, Thomas Casale, Palforzia, Casale, they’ve, ” Lindsey Mathias, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Chinthrajah, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, New England, of Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University, of Allergy, Immunology, Johns Hopkins Children’s, Genentech, Novartis, FDA, National Institutes of Health, University of South, American Academy of Allergy Asthma, CNN Health, Xolair Locations: anaphylaxis, Eudowood, Johns, University of South Florida Tampa

☆ Opinion | Kicking Native People Off Their Land Is a Horrible Way to Save the Planet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Robert Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That’s why government officials recently announced a change in the legal status of Ngorongoro that will prohibit human settlement inside and near it. The decision will force authorities to remove nearly 100,000 people — mostly Maasai pastoralists who have used Ngorongoro’s vast grasslands to sustain their seminomadic cattle-herding way of life for generations — from the protected area. According to the government, the Maasai must be removed to conserve the land and protect biodiversity. The Maasai argue that removal puts their lives and cultural survival at risk and that the government should instead expand tourism in a way that respects their rights. Yet in many cases people are already living and surviving off these lands — indeed, an estimated 476 million Indigenous peoples dwell on lands that are home to 80 percent of the world’s biodiversity.

Organizations: World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society, University of Arizona Indigenous Peoples Law, United Nations, Indigenous Peoples Locations: Mara, Kenya, United States, France, Germany, Japan

☆ Best red carpet looks at the 2024 BAFTA Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Margot Robbie in yet more Barbie pink — this time a custom gown by Giorgio Armani Privé. John Phillips/Getty ImagesEmma Stone in peach Louis Vuitton, her sleeve nodding to her voluminous costuming in "Poor Things," for which she was nominated as Best Actress. Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesDa’Vine Joy Randolph, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for "The Holdovers," wore custom Robert Wun. Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images“Anatomy of a Fall” actor Sandra Hüller wore metallic Louis Vuitton with her hair coiffed into a rockabilly-style quiff. John Phillips/Getty Images"The Crown" star Emma Corrin went for edgy blue tights, a cropped top and a netted veil by Miu Miu.

Persons: Catherine , Princess, Prince William, ” Oppenheimer, ”, Margot Robbie, Giorgio Armani Privé, John Phillips, Emma Stone, Vuitton, Colman Domingo, Mike Marsland, Rosamund Pike, Dior, Ayo Edibiri, Scott Garfitt, Cate Blanchett, Louis Vuitton, BAFTAs, Jeff Spicer, Joy Randolph, Robert Wun, Carey Mulligan, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Taylor Russell, Emily Blunt, Elie Saab, Gareth Cattermole, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Campbell, Florence Pugh, Harris Reed, Isabel Infantes, Reuters Bradley Cooper, Valentino, Emerald Fennell, Joe Maher, Sandra Hüller, Emma Corrin, Miu Miu, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Gucci, Karwai Tang Organizations: London CNN, Royal, Hall, British Academy of Film, Television Arts, Getty, Reuters, Dua Locations: London, Wales, Dua Lipa

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