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☆ NYC's EV revolution is riding on Uber and Lyft drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

For Uber and Lyft drivers, time is money, so widely accessible charging is key to the EV switch. A study by the US Department of Energy found that 1,000 fast chargers were needed for every 20,000 EV drivers on the road. A mad dash for EV licensesThe transition is getting an early test this year now that thousands more ride-hailing drivers have licenses. AdvertisementIn October, the Taxi & Limousine Commission opened applications for this gig work for the first time in five years — but for EV drivers only. In exchange, Uber drivers will get up to a 25% discount when they charge.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Friday that celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D did not violate a photographer's copyright when she used his portrait of Miles Davis as the basis for a tattoo she put on the arm of a friend. “I'm obviously very happy for this to be over," Von D, who inked her friend's arm with Davis as a gift about seven years ago, said outside the courtroom. The 41-year-old Von D, whose legal name is Katherine von Drachenberg, was already a prominent young tattoo artist when she became a TV personality through her appearances on TLC's “Miami Ink” starting in 2005 on TLC. She was the central star of its spinoff, “LA Ink,” which ran from 2007 to 2011 and made her possibly the most famous tattoo artist in the country. Von D said that despite the victory, she’s not enthused about getting back to work.

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☆ 'Sister Wives' star Meri Brown hard-launches her new boyfriend a year after Kody Brown split
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Sister Wives" star Meri Brown, formerly Kody Brown's first legal wife, has a new boyfriend. AdvertisementTLC's "Sister Wives" star Meri Brown was there from the start of Kody Brown's polygamous family and remained with him through many ups and downs. Meri Brown and Kody Brown. Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesIn a season 18 episode of "Sister Wives," Meri discussed her move to Utah with Robyn, remarking that she didn't think Kody would "give a crap" about her moving to Utah. Robyn Brown, Janelle Brown, Meri Brown, and Christine Brown.

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☆ 'Sister Wives' star Christine Brown remarried 2 years after leaving her polygamous marriage with Kody Brown. Here's everything you need to know about her new husband.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Sister Wives" star Christine Brown has married following her separation from Kody Brown. Ahead of TLC's "Christine & David's Wedding Special," here's all you need to know about the couple. The "Sister Wives" star, who left her husband Kody Brown in 2021, exchanged vows with her fiancé David Woolley in October 2023. The wedding, which took place in Moab, Utah, is being televised in TLC's two-part "Sister Wives" spinoff, "Christine & David's Wedding Special." Here is everything we know about David Woolley and his relationship with Christine Brown.

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☆ House Speaker Mike Johnson once promoted software he used to monitor his porn usage. Josh Duggar and Lamar Odom used the same program.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly promoted Christian porn monitoring software Covenant Eyes. Convicted reality TV star Josh Duggar and Lakers player Lamar Odom have also used the software. AdvertisementAdvertisementCovenant Eyes, the Christian porn monitoring software repeatedly promoted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, has been used by other celebrities — infamously by convicted reality TV star Josh Duggar. But the software also surfaced during the 2021 child pornography case of Josh Duggar, the former reality TV star from TLC's "19 Kids and Counting." During a hearing in the case in May 2021, a Homeland Security agent said Duggar used the program with his wife, who was acting as his "accountability partner."

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☆ The S&P 500 just hit a key level. That could trigger a big shift in this $2 billion ETF
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday, the S & P 500 closed below its 200-day moving average for the first time since March 17. If the total-return version of the index closes below that level for five straight days, then the $2 billion Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF (PTLC) will automatically sell some of its all-stock portfolio to shift to a 50-50 split between equities and Treasury bills. And if the 200-day moving average itself then starts to fall, the fund will go to 100% T-bills. Still, the fund's rule tied to the 200-day moving average is an example of how the move of a stock or index across a widely-followed indicator can cause volatility. Year to date, the fund is up just under 5% — well below the gain of more than 11% for the SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) .

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☆ Kody Brown's 18 children have grown up on 'Sister Wives.' Here's a look at their lives today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

TLCKody Brown's 18 children have grown up on "Sister Wives." Here's everything we know about the lives of Kody Brown's kids today, from their careers to their marital statuses and beyond. She expressed a love for fashion on "Sister Wives," and enrolled in UNLV in 2015, but dropped out in 2016. In a 2022 episode of "Sister Wives," Ysabel revealed just how close she and her mom were after her parents split up. Truely Brown, 13Truely Brown is Christine and Kody's youngest daughter and the first Brown child born after "Sister Wives" began filming.

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☆ Kevin Hart sold a $100 million stake in his media company to private equity firm Abry. Here are 10 more Hollywood production shops that are hot M&A targets.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-19 | by ( Natalie Jarvey | Elaine Low | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Abry Partners' $100 million stake in Kevin Hart's company HartBeat is the latest big M&A move in Hollywood. Dealmakers said production companies are valuable amid the streaming wars and demand for content. The M&A activity had top Hollywood dealmakers telling Insider in early 2022 that practically every independent production company is a target. Many production companies make work-for-hire or don't control the rights to a project once it is sold off to a studio distributor. Based on January interviews with five entertainment industry experts and insiders, Insider identified a list of 10 production companies that could be compelling acquisition targets as M&A activity continues.

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