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☆ 9 tricks for getting the best deals at Costco, from a former employee
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Business Insider spoke to a former Costco employee to learn how to get the best deals at the store. She also said to check the Costco app for coupons and to split bulk items with friends and family. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThere are plenty of killer deals to find at Costco, but shopping smart is key to saving the most cash. Business Insider spoke to Tess Robison, former Costco employee, to figure out how to get the best deals at the members-only wholesale giant.

Persons: Robinson, —, Tess Robison Organizations: Costco, Service, Business

☆ Opinion: The magic art of changing your mind
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Opinion Tess Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The poem shows a human speaker in the vulnerable act of changing their mind. Keats doesn’t want to be in the sky, eternally (and probably uncomfortably) unblinking, or even to be an “Eremite,” — which is just a fancy word for hermit. Keats doesn’t want to be distant at all, it turns out. It was the poem’s role to change its mind out loud, by setting out one way and then changing course. I’m not saying that poetry doesn’t have a place to hold our rage.

Persons: Tess Taylor, John Keats, Tess Taylor Adrianne, Keats, Keats doesn’t, he’d, He’s, what’s, certainties, ”, —, WB Yeats, I’m Organizations: “, CNN, Hulton, Twitter, WB Locations: absolutes

☆ Opinion: Winds of fate confront Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. To Trump’s delight, the top court’s session dimmed the chances the federal case will go to trial before the election. (Trump has denied the affairs with Daniels and McDougal and has pleaded not guilty to the hush money charges. Here’s why we should tune in anyway 04:27 - Source: CNNAs SE Cupp noted, “Trump and Biden debated twice in 2020. Chris Pizzello/Invision/APCNN anchor Victor Blackwell is a fervent Beyoncé fan but her foray into country music didn’t initially grab him.

Persons: CNN —, Yabushige, Yoshii, ”, “, Toranaga, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Steve Vladeck, Neil Gorsuch, ” Clay Jones, immunizing Trump, John Roberts, Roberts, ” Vladeck, Joey Jackson, David Pecker, Pecker’s “, Michael Cohen …, Norm Eisen, George T, Conway III, Jill Filipovic, Melania Trump, Melania, Daniels, McDougal, ” Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, Jonathan Greenblatt, ” “, Rev, Serene Jones, Israel … ”, Julian Zelizer, …, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Daley, Richard Nixon, Fareed Zakaria, Ian Berlin, I’m, Bill Bramhall, Kara Alaimo, ” Alaimo, “ Trump, Biden, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Chip Bok, Clarissa Wei, Mike Johnson, Sen, John Fetterman of, Johnson, Scott Jennings, it’s, Mark Hannah, “ Biden, ” Biden, Hannah, Deborah Carr, Gerry Turner, Theresa, ’ —, ” Carr, ” Don’t, Terri Gerstein, Hasan Merali, Tess Taylor, Jeff Yang, Dean Obeidallah, Joey Weatherford, Beyoncé, Chris Pizzello, Victor Blackwell, didn’t, ’, Carter, she’s, CNN FlashDocs, Duke Ellington, Sammy Miller, Billy Strayhorn, Ellington, Strayhorn, Michael Ochs, “ Ellington, — Organizations: CNN, Republican, Art Deco New, “, Trump, New, American Media, National Enquirer, Agency, Columbia University , Yale, Defamation League, Hillel, Columbia, Force, Union Theological Seminary, New York City Police Department, Columbia University, Twitter, Facebook, Democratic, Convention, Chicago police, Yale, Real Housewives, Syndicate, Theresa Nist, Nashville’s, Max, Michael Ochs Archives Locations: New York, Washington, Florida, Georgia, Israel, Israeli, Columbia, Gaza, Chicago, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, America, Taipei, ”, Ukraine, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Fetterman, Crimea, Los Angeles, Sugar, Harlem

☆ Opinion: Why gardens and poems rhyme
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Opinion Tess Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This year, particularly, I’ve been meditating on the fact that gardens and poems share critical, linked invitations. And because even as the planet warms, gardens and poems help cool us off, practically and emotionally. I don’t think I’m overstating the case to say that time spent with poems and gardens build pathways that actually repair us. In their own small plots, poems build diverse networks as well: Sinking into the rhythms and pleasures of literature stimulates the parts of our brains attuned to empathy, helping us build attention, kindness, compassion, regard. Gardens and poems invite that kind of dwelling.

Persons: Tess Taylor, Tess Taylor Adrianne Mathiowetz I’d, I’d, I’ve, Andrew Marvell, Warren St, Brooklyn brownstones, ”, Emily Dickinson Organizations: “, CNN, Warren, Brooklyn, National Endowment, Arts, Gardens Locations: Brooklyn

☆ Rainbow-like phenomenon may glow on hellish exoplanet WASP-76b
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Observations from the European Space Agency’s Cheops space telescope, or Characterising ExOplanet Satellite, detected a “glory effect” on WASP-76b, an ultra-hot exoplanet 637 light-years from Earth. Cheops captured data from WASP-76b as the planet passed in front of its star, making 23 observations over three years. But the glory effect is created as light moves through a narrow opening and bends, creating colorful, patterned rings. An artist's illustration shows the night-side view of the exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains down from the sky. Lueftinger said she believes that the James Webb Space Telescope or Ariel may be able to help prove the presence of the glory effect on WASP-76b.

Persons: Cheops, ”, Olivier Demangeon, Wilson, ” Demangeon, Matthew Standing, —, “, Theresa Lueftinger, Lueftinger, James Webb, Ariel Organizations: CNN —, WASP, Astrophysics, of Astrophysics, Space Sciences, ESA, Hubble, Spitzer, Telescope, European Space Agency, “, James Webb Space Locations: Portugal, Cheops

☆ Bay FC: NWSL expansion team wants to ‘change the face of American soccer,’ says new signing Jen Beattie
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Amanda Davies | Rebecca Hall | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted that the team isn’t there to make up the numbers, rather to “change the face of American soccer.”Beattie, a true legend of the women’s game, left Arsenal to join Bay FC in February. As well as Beattie, Bay FC has signed several high-profile internationals ahead of its inaugural season, including Zambian Racheal Kundananji for a reported $787,000 world record fee, Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala and Mexican forward Scarlett Camberos. It didn’t take very long to convince me, I’ll be honest … Everyone wants to lift trophies and everyone wants to be as successful as possible.”Jen Beattie joined Bay FC from Arsenal in February. Ed Szczepanski/USA Today Sports/ReutersBay FC, and its star-studded roster, is not the first expansion team to enter the NWSL attempting to shake up the status quo. However, eyes now turn to Bay FC and its impressive roster to see just how much of an upset the team can cause in the NWSL.

Persons: Jen Beattie, ” Beattie, – Aly Wagner, Danielle Slaton, Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne –, Asisat Oshoala, Scarlett Camberos, Beattie, Amanda Davies, I’ll, ” Jen Beattie, Ed Szczepanski, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King, “, ”, Albertin Montoya, He’s, “ I’ve, Tess Boade dribbles, Angel City, Abe Arredondo, I’m, I’ve Organizations: CNN —, Arsenal, Bay FC, North, –, Montpellier, Manchester City, Melbourne City, Scotland, San Francisco Bay Area, Sixth, CNN, USA, Sports, Reuters, FC, Sunday, BMO, Angel City, Angel, League, Chelsea, Gunners Locations: North London, San Francisco Bay, Bay, Zambian, Los Angeles, Angel

☆ Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry visit family of Uvalde shooting victim
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Sharif Paget | Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visited Uvalde, Texas on Saturday and met with the family of Irma Garcia, a beloved schoolteacher killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting. Irma Garcia’s nephew, John Martinez, told CNN Harry and Meghan have kept in contact with his family since the massacre, which the US Justice Department and other agencies agree was met with a disastrous law enforcement response. Meghan attended and spoke at the South by Southwest festival in Austin on Friday, the day before she and Harry made a stop in Uvalde to check in on the family, Martinez said. John Martinez“It was such a beautiful experience, they’re so nice and compassionate, very down to earth, humble people,” Martinez told CNN in a text message. Meghan visited Uvalde days after the shooting where she was seen placing flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the county courthouse.

Persons: Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Irma Garcia, Garcia, –, Joe Garcia, Irma Garcia’s, John Martinez, CNN Harry, Harry, Martinez, Carlos Martinez, John Martinez “, ” Martinez, Irma, Claudia Martinez, Irma’s, Uvalde, ”, Jesse Prado, Prado, “, Veronica Mata, Tess, “ We’re, CNN’s Ray Sanchez, Rachel Clarke Organizations: CNN, Robb Elementary School, US Justice Department, Southwest, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School, Austin police Locations: Uvalde , Texas, Austin

☆ ‘Fourteen Days’ is a ‘collaborative novel’ from 36 literary giants. But who wrote what?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Zara Khan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

From left: the authors Diana Gabaldon, R. L. Stine, Celeste Ng, John Grisham and Margaret Atwood, all of whom contributed to "Fourteen Days." Though some readers will draw connections between the latter work and “Fourteen Days,” Preston notes there are many differences. Perhaps most notably, “Fourteen Days” follows those left behind amid a pandemic — people without “the financial wherewithal to escape,” he told CNN. In "Fourteen Days," residents of New York apartment building begin gathering on the rooftop during Covid-19 lockdowns. Read: “The Interestings” (2014)The tenth novel from author Meg Wolitzer — who also contributed to “Fourteen Days” — follows a group of close-knit friends that meet at an arts summer camp in the 1970s from adolescence through to middle age.

Persons: —, Margaret Atwood, ’, John Grisham, Celeste Ng, Diana Gabaldon, Stine, Atwood, Douglas Preston, Yessie, Preston, Emma Donoghue, “, ”, ” Giovanni Boccaccio’s, ” Preston, Donoghue, Tess Gerritsen, Gerritsen, Harper Collins, Ah Poh, ” Donoghue, Pier Pasolini, Steven Soderbergh’s, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, Craig Blankenhorn, Meg Wolitzer — Organizations: CNN, British, Guardian, Agence France, Presse, Hulu Watch Locations: New York, —, Chaucer’s “, Covid, York City

☆ 'One Day' author and cast explain why the controversial death scene has to happen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what "One Day" author David Nicholls and the Netflix cast have said about the twist. AdvertisementHere is what Nicholls, Mod, Woodall, and the "One Day" executive producer have said about the shocking ending. July 15 is inititally special because its the day that the pair meet, but it is also the day Emma dies. Emma (Mod) reading "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" to Dexter (Woodall) in episode 14 of "One Day." Woodall told Tudum earlier this week that the series has a hopeful ending despite Emma's death.

Persons: David Nicholls, —, Emma Morley, Ambika, Emma, Dexter Mayhew, Leo Woodall, Dexter, Sylvie, Eleanor Tomlinson, Nicholls, Woodall, Molly Manners, Ambika Mod, Nicole Taylor, Anthony Harvey, Vulture, Thomas Hardy's, Tess, Dexter's, Ludovic Robert, Netflix Taylor, Taylor, Jasmine, Billie Gadsdon, RadioTimes, Tudum, Dex, Em, Woodall didn't Organizations: Netflix, Service, University of Edinburgh, Guardian, Hollywood, Edinburgh Locations: St, Scotland

☆ Astronomers spot a ‘super-Earth’ 137 light-years away
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Astronomers have discovered a “super-Earth,” or a world larger than our planet, orbiting a star about 137 light-years away. The super-Earth exoplanet, known as TOI-715b, orbits a red dwarf star that is cooler and smaller than our sun. “This discovery is exciting as it’s the first super-Earth from TESS to be found within the conservative habitable zone,” Dransfield said. If the Earth-size planet is confirmed, it will become the smallest planet yet that TESS has found in a habitable zone. TOI-715b’s star has only shown a couple of flares within the past two years and isn’t considered active, making it an old star, Dransfield said.

Persons: TESS, Georgina Dransfield, Dransfield, James Webb, Webb, “, isn’t, PLATO, ” Dransfield, ” Organizations: CNN —, Royal Astronomical Society, Researchers, University of Birmingham’s School of Physics, Astronomers, James Webb Space Telescope Locations: United Kingdom

☆ Opinion: 17 syllables a day that are changing your lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Opinion Tess Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —For me, writing a haiku a day began as a practice on my birthday, October, 2022. As my birthday rolled around that fall, the idea of writing a haiku a day was simply a way of promising myself that that day, I’d steady myself make note of — ha — just one thing. No matter the day, I was sure I could find a way to write down one sentence, one spattering of roughly 17 syllables. Tink Boord-Dill wrote in that liked that he loved writing haiku because it was daily creativity without performance pressure. Robin from Maryland wrote “the daily writing of seventeen syllables quickly created a rhythm to my thinking and even my walking….

Persons: Tess Taylor, —, Tess Taylor Adrianne Mathiowetz, Robert Hass, I’d, Basho, we’d, Tink, Dill, Elaine Questell, ” Carla White, ” Paul Nelson, Allen Ginsberg, Linda Neves, …, Candace Waldron, “, birdsong, — Linda Neves, Brad Taylor, Nancy B, — Philip Chan, Carolyn W, — Susan B, Karen Jacobs, Weren’t, — Stephen Schwei, Derek Thaczuk, I’m Organizations: “, CNN Locations: California, Maryland, Virginia, New York, Quebec, Bill, Alaska, Arizona, Guynn , Texas, Ohio, Derek Thaczuk , Ontario

Artist Abel Ortiz (L) gives US Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) a tour of murals of shooting victims on January 17, 2024 in Uvalde, Texas. The Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 school shooting in which 21 people were killed. Poor coordination, training and execution of active-shooter protocol contributed to a law enforcement response that can only be described as a "failure," the report said. The 600-page findings describe a chaotic scene that should have triggered a number of coordinated responses by law enforcement officers who first arrived at the school. Steven C. McCraw, Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

Persons: Abel Ortiz, General Merrick Garland, Eric Gay, Steven C, McCraw, Michael M, Robb, Eva Mireles, Tess Mata, Rogelio Torres, Jose Flores, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Jackie Cazarez, Maranda Mathis, Xavier Lopez, Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, Aliahana Cruz Torres, Alithia Ramirez, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Uziyah Garcia, Navaho Bravo, Makenna Lee Elord, Annabell Rodriguez, Amerie Jo Garza, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Layla Salazar, Aliahna Amyah Garcia, Irma Garcia, Chandan Khanna Organizations: US, The Justice Department, AFP, Getty, Robb Elementary School, Justice Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Santiago, Robb Elementary Locations: Uvalde , Texas

☆ Supreme Court steps into a minefield
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-07 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

“First in war — first in peace — and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” Lee wrote of Washington. Joe Biden is 81, the oldest president ever and one who is struggling with John Adams-level unpopularity. On Friday afternoon the US Supreme Court announced it would hear arguments on the case February 8. Trump responded by accusing Biden of “pathetic fearmongering.”It’s been three years since Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6. The name came from a letter Gordon sent to a friend explaining “how she, as a 350-pound woman, would like to be addressed.”“Just say fat,” Gordon reads from her essay in the film.

Persons: George Washington, Henry “, Harry ” Lee, “, —, ” Lee, ”, John Adams, Adams, Joe Biden, Clay Jones, Donald Trump, George W, Bush, Biden, Trump, ” It’s, Harry Dunn, ” Dunn, Black, Cupp, won’t, Trump Lisa Benson, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Mary, DeSantis, Patrick T, Brown, “ Haley, Julian Zelizer, ” Zelizer, John Avlon, ” David Horsey, Laura Belin, Haley, Iowa David Mark, Rob Davidson, Peter Bergen, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Frida Ghitis, Benjamin Netanyahu “, ‘ We’re, ’, Netanyahu, Israel, ” Claudine Gay, Bill Bramhall, Claudine Gay, Jeremi Suri, Gay, ” Suri, Nick Anderson, OpenAI, Seán O’Connor, Mona Lisa ” —, O’Connor, ” “, ” Don’t, Dean Obeidallah, Dave Chappelle, J, Barber, Will Leitch, Sophia A, Nelson, Hollywood William Wallace, Tess Taylor, Jill Filipovic, Keir Giles, Aubrey Gordon, Sara Stewart, Gordon, Jeanie Finlay, ” Gordon, incredulously, ” Stewart Organizations: CNN, Washington, Supreme Court, Continental Army, Trump, Capitol, Capitol Police, Police, Biden, Republicans, New, GOP, Florida Gov, Twitter, Agency, ISIS, Hamas, New York Times, University of Texas, Ivy League, “, Harvard, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Tribune, Microsoft Corp, West Locations: Washington, Florida, Valley Forge , Pennsylvania, Maryland, Iowa, New Hampshire, America, Beirut, Israel, Lebanese, Iran, Red, Sarajevo, Bergen, Gaza, Austin, Tokyo, Hollywood

☆ Fashion’s Big Idea: Oversize Everything
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Ronan Mckenzie | Tess Herbert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

With giant coats and extra-roomy trousers, this winter’s voluminous silhouettes extend from head to toe. coat, about $5,900, similar styles at celine.com shirt, $1,590, prada.com shoes, $700, martine‑rose.com ; and stylist’s own vintage pants. Celine by Hedi Slimane coat, about $5,900, similar styles at celine.com; Prada shirt, $1,590, prada.com; Martine Rose shoes, $700, martine‑rose.com; and stylist’s own vintage pants.Credit...Photograph by Ronan Mckenzie. Styled by Tess Herbert

Persons: martine ‑ rose.com, Celine, Hedi, Martine Rose, Ronan Mckenzie, Tess Herbert

☆ Six exoplanets spotted in a cosmic waltz around nearby star
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And the planets, labeled b through g, revolve around the star in a celestial dance known as orbital resonance. For every six orbits completed by planet b, the closest planet to the star, the outermost planet g completes one. As planet c makes three revolutions around the star, planet d does two, and when planet e completes four orbits, planet f does three. Detecting a mysteryResearchers first took notice of the star system in 2020 when NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, detected dips in the brightness of HD110067. “It shows us the pristine configuration of a planetary system that has survived untouched.”The discovery is the second time Cheops has helped reveal a planetary system with orbital resonance.

Persons: TESS, Rafael Luque, Cheops, ”, Luque, “ Cheops, ” Luque, Maximilian Günther, they’re, James Webb, Webb, Jo Ann Egger Organizations: CNN —, ESA, University of Chicago’s, “, James Webb Space, Telescope, University of Bern Locations: Switzerland

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be. The six found so far are roughly two to three times the size of Earth, but with densities closer to the gas giants in our own solar system. This solar system is unique because all six planets move similar to a perfectly synchronized symphony, scientists said. All solar systems, including our own, are thought to have started out like this one, according to the scientists.

Persons: Tess, —, Adrien Leleu, they're, ”, Enric Palle, Palle, University of Bern’s Hugh Osborn Organizations: —, University of Geneva, of Astrophysics, University of Bern’s, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, Canary

☆ Opinion: Musk, McCarthy and Romney are three kinds of leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. A vain and ambitious cigar-smoking bully who wore riding breeches, a polished helmet and boots and carried ivory-handled revolvers, he led troops on successful lightning strikes through German-held territory near the end of World War II. Musk has repeatedly been criticized for enabling and boosting antisemitic content on the platform.”“Isaacson tries to square these two Musks. During Trump’s first impeachment, Romney became the first senator in US history to vote to remove a president of his own party from office. He has been willing to do what he believes to be right — consequences be damned.”The differences between Romney and Trump were many.

Persons: CNN — “ Troy, Hadrian, …, ”, George S, Patton, “, Stephen D, Clay Jones, Elon Musks, Elon, Nicole Hemmer’s, Walter Isaacson, Musk “, Musk, ” “ Isaacson, Isaacson, ” Hemmer, Walt Handelsman, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, McCarthy, Joe Biden, “ Trump, impeaching Biden, Norman Eisen, Trump, ” Eisen, Biden, James Antle III, ’, Hunter, McCarthy “, John Avlon, Dennis Aftergut, Lindsey Graham wasn’t, Michelle Lujan Grisham, she’s, Hunter Biden, Robert J, Spitzer, It’s, ” Vladimir, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Frida Ghitis, Putin, vaingloriously, Peter the Great, Sébastien Roblin, Don’t, Romney Francis Chung, AP Sen, Mitt Romney, Romney, Sen, John McCain, Trump’s, Lanhee J, Chen, Lisa Benson, Kate Bahn, ’ I’m, —, Dana Peterson, Erik Lundh, ” Dana Summers, Kunis Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Jill Filipovic, “ Kutcher, Kunis, Kutcher, Masterson, Danilo Cavalcante, Arick, Scott Stantis, Jeff Yang, Jets Phil Hands, Julian Zelizer, Aaron Rodgers ’, ” Don’t, Nick Anderson, Tess Taylor, Tommy Tuberville, Mahnaz, Roxanne Jones, Coco Gauff, Amanda Tyler, Lara Setrakian, Paul Hockenos, Don Lincoln, Sophia Nelson, Tim Scott, Kenneth Branagh, Agatha Christie’s, Hercule Poirot, Noah Berlatsky, Poirot, Branagh, Sara Stewart, Winona Ryder Organizations: CNN, US, Marine Corps, Third Army, Vostochny, Twitter, Defamation League, Agency, Caucus, Republicans, Democrats, White, North, Putin, AP, Senate, Hollywood, Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Peugeot, United Auto Workers, UAW, “, Federal Reserve, Conference Board, Ninth, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, REUTERS, Reuters, Apple, European Union, Jets, Boston Red Sox, The Chicago Cubs, The New York Jets, New York Jets, MetLife, Tribune, Studios Locations: China, Washington, New Mexico, Detroit, Russia’s, South Africa, Hunter Biden’s, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Russia, Ukraine, ”, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Aude, Pennsylvania, Brazil, Cupertino , California, Iran, New Texas, Venice

☆ Opinion | The Absurd Republican Argument for Rolling Back Child Labor Laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Vrbin’s report notes that Kellams isn’t against teenagers working, and that as a teenager she herself worked at a local chicken plant that has a history of violating child labor laws. Some of these laws, like Iowa’s, which allows 14- and 15-year-olds to work up to six hours a day during the school year, conflict with federal labor law. According to Nina Mast, a state economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, the ultimate goal of the proponents of these state laws is to weaken federal child labor law. Though there were attempts to weaken child labor law after that, he says, they weren’t really mainstream for decades. In his book, Fliter notes that as a presidential candidate in 2012, the former House speaker Newt Gingrich “proposed a plan to allow poor children to work as janitors in schools” and called child labor laws “truly stupid.” Since then, political attacks on child labor laws have increased.

Persons: ”, Tess Vrbin, Laura Kellams, ” Kellams, Nina Mast, John Fliter, Fliter, Mike Lee of, Newt Gingrich “ Organizations: Northwest, Arkansas, Children, Economic Policy Institute, Kansas State University, “ Child Labor, Fair Labor, Senate Locations: Arkansas, The Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, ” Arkansas, Iowa , New Hampshire, New Jersey, America, Mike Lee of Utah, ”

☆ What really is plus-size fashion? Experts weigh in on the term’s meaning
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But what’s really considered a plus-size body or garment? Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesThough there are no universal criteria for plus-size clothing, the general perception of what constitutes plus-size has changed over time. Sixty-seven percent of US women are considered plus-size, Downing Peters said. The dearth of plus-size clothing adds to a stigma that makes people with bigger bodies feel marginalized, she added. Other stores have meanwhile stopped separating standard and plus-size clothing into different departments, which may help eliminate stigma, Keist said.

Persons: Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser, Precious Lee, Tess Holliday, what’s, ”, Lauren Downing Peters, Mike Coppola, “, Marilyn Monroe, ’ ”, Carmen Keist, —, Downing Peters, Monroe wouldn’t, ” Downing Peters, it’s, Emma McClendon, Keist, Jeff Greenberg, ” Keist, ” “, Tim Wimborne, Mina White, White, Jacopo Raule, we’ve, lionizing, ’, Fang, Lane Bryant, Christian Siriano, Michael Kors, I‘d Organizations: CNN, Columbia College Chicago, New York, Bradley University in, Bettmann, Getty, St, John’s University, El, Fashion Group, Reuters, Vogue, Brands, Universal, Dia, Co Locations: Bradley University in Illinois, Korea, United States, United Kingdom, British, New York, El Corte, Spain, Sydney, Florence, inclusivity, Meijer

☆ Why tiny homes could be a big deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's easy to look at these tiny homes as undersized gimmicks, but there are real use cases. Others are leaning on tiny homes to house homeless veterans. Denver changed its zoning laws to make ADU construction easier, allowing two-story units in some parts of the city. Tiny homes won't fix that, but innovation in zoning and construction, taken with recent data pointing to a surge in residential construction, offer reasons for hope. Why tiny homes could be a big dealThis first appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.

Persons: Joyce Higashi, Katie Sandoval, Clark, Maggie, John Randolph, crumbles Karl Maasdam, Lawrence D, Thornton, Rebecca Zisser, Francesca Gino, Gino, she's, Read, Morgan Stanley, Arantza Pena Popo, Who's, James Gorman, Ted Pick, Morgan Stanley copresident, Insider's Hayley Cuccinello, Pick, Andy Saperstein, Ted Pick Big, Tyler Le, Brad Setser, Tess Turner, Stack, coders, — Jasmine Hyman, Doc Martens, Matt Turner, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Harvard, Big Pharma Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, San Jose, New Hampshire, Denver, Austin's, New York City

☆ Trick That Helps Big Pharma Companies Avoid Paying Billons in US Taxes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Brad Setser | Tess Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But take a look at the corporate disclosures of America's largest pharmaceutical companies, and a puzzling hole opens. Large legal loopholesThe offshore migration of these pharmaceutical companies' profits may seem egregious, but the tax gymnastics are generally legal. On paper, America's corporate-tax rate is 21%, but the country's largest and most profitable pharmaceutical companies don't pay anything close to that. What's more, the superlow rate enjoyed by American pharmaceutical companies isn't necessary for these firms to be internationally competitive. A spoonful of medicine to make the taxes go downAmerica's pharmaceutical companies have made great contributions to medicine.

Persons: Democratic Sen, Ron Wyden, AbbVie, it's, Keytruda, Gilead, Eli Lilly, they've, Brad W, Whitney, Tess Turner Organizations: Merck, National Institutes of Health . Pharmaceutical, Democratic, Pfizer, US pharma, US Treasury, Trump, Treasury, US, Denmark's, Nordisk, Novartis, National Institutes of Health, Whitney Shepardson, Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Oregon, America, Caribbean, Europe, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark

☆ Béa Fertility wants to provide an at-home alternative to IVF. Check out the 9-slide pitch deck the startup used to secure $3.2 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup aims to develop a more affordable at-home alternative to IVF. A startup that has created an at-home fertility treatment device for consumers has just secured $3.2 million from Octopus Ventures. "A lot of options are out of alignment — so we've opened the fertility pathway and created a treatment that's more affordable." The startup is offering a medical device and treatment kit that delivers ICI. The startup is gearing up to launch a pilot program with the UK's National Health Service and enroll its users in a fertility treatment study.

Persons: Tess Cosad, we've, It's Organizations: Octopus Ventures, ICI, UK's National Institute of Health, National Health Service, UK, Vira Health, Forward Partners, Q Ventures, NHS Locations: COVID, Vira, JamJar

☆ Shiniest exoplanet ever found has reflective metal clouds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An ultrahot exoplanet that zips around its host star every 19 hours is the shiniest exoplanet ever discovered. The scorching world, dubbed planet LTT9779b, has reflective metallic clouds made of silicates and metals like titanium. An artist's illustration shows an exoplanet, called LTT9779b, orbiting its much larger host star. The side of the exoplanet that faces its host star likely reaches 3,632 degrees Fahrenheit (2,000 degrees Celsius). And LTT9779b is so piping hot that it shouldn’t have any clouds, even those made of metal or glass.

Persons: Ricardo Ramírez Reyes, LTT9779b, ”, James Jenkins, Vivien Parmentier, ” Parmentier, “, ” Vivien, Sergio Hoyer Organizations: CNN, European Southern Observatory, Universidad de Chile, Astrophysics, Diego Portales University, Marseille Astrophysics Locations: Chile, Santiago , Chile, Nice, France, Marseille

☆ How many followers you need on Instagram to get paid
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instagram influencers share how many followers they needed to get paid and how much they earn. With a few thousand followers on Instagram these days, it's easy to ask yourself: When can I start making money? Many Instagram influencers get paid with less than 10,000 followers. For instance, Tess Barclay, a Toronto-based nano influencer who creates lifestyle content, started earning money with a few thousand Instagram followers. Check out 7 top brands that work with micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and moreToday, Instagram influencers no longer need hundreds of thousands of followers to start earning cash.

Persons: Instagram, influencers, Tess Barclay, Barclay Organizations: Live Locations: Toronto

☆ How to create an influencer media kit to pitch brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read the simple one-page media kit nano influencer Tess Barclay uses to get deals with brands like Princess Polly and Ana LuisaBut influencer media kits can also be longer. Entrepreneur and YouTuber Marina Mogilko runs three successful YouTube channels and uses a media kit to pitch her business to brands. Read the the exact 24-page media kit a YouTuber with millions of subscribers uses when she reaches out to brandsMogilko uses a 24-page media kit. Marina MogilkoYouTuber media kit examplesRoberto Blake Roberto BlakeInstagram influencer media kit examplesAlexa Collins Alexa Collins. TikToker media kit examples:

Persons: Macy Mariano, It's, Influencers, Tess Barclay, Princess Polly, Ana Luisa, Jour'dan Haynes, Garnier, Burger King, Read Haynes, YouTuber Marina Mogilko, Marina Mogilko, Roberto Blake Roberto Blake Instagram, Collins Alexa Collins Organizations: Media, YouTube, Brands Locations: Toronto

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