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☆ Off-price retailers like TJX and Ross won't be slowing down any time soon — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mario Anzuoni | ReutersOff-price retailers like TJX Companies and Ross are still posting sales gains and taking market share from rivals, but it's not just because consumers are under pressure and hunting for value. TJX and Ross both reported fiscal first quarter earnings last week that came in better than Wall Street expected, even as both companies lapped outsize growth from the prior-year period. Ross, which runs Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts, posted an 8% jump in sales, bringing revenue to $4.86 billion, compared to estimates of $4.83 billion, according to LSEG. "That's because they're providing consistent value to the consumer – and that's branded consistent value to the consumer at a discount price," said Roach. The dynamic is a bit different at Ross, which has more exposure to the lower- and middle-income consumer than TJX does and competes more on price, said Siegel.

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☆ See destruction caused by Papua New Guinea landslide
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Gabe Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Watch: They met while hiking and fell in love. Months later she was diagnosed with cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Nick Blatt | Gabe Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ 17 A-listers who starred in critics' most-hated movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some A-listers have starred in films that critics have unanimously hated. Each movie on this list received a 0% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. John Travolta starred in two of the most-hated films: "Look Who's Talking Now!" download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: John Travolta, Gotti, —, Sean Connery, Juan Sánchez, Villalobos Ramírez Organizations: Rotten, Service, Office, Business

☆ Israeli war cabinet minister delivers ultimatum to PM Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Sandie Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

On the Emmy- and Peabody-winning series “The Bear,” Liza Colón-Zayas plays Tina Marrero, a cook at the Chicago restaurant at the center of the story. Tina and her fellow workers are in a constant struggle for the survival of their restaurant, and they fight just as fiercely with one another. Today, Colón-Zayas reads “A Web Between Her Body and Mine,” by Karen Paul. It’s a story Colón-Zayas says she relates to personally, and her reaction to it takes her by surprise. Season 3 of “The Bear” premieres on June 27, and Colón-Zayas is also featured in the film “IF,” now in theaters.

Persons: ” Liza Colón, Zayas, Tina Marrero, Tina, Karen Paul, It’s, Karen, Miriam Organizations: Peabody, Colón, IF, ” Locations: Chicago, Colón

☆ Ancient trees unlock an alarming new insight into our warming world
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And it’s an alarming signal as some scientists warn 2024 is on track to be be even hotter still. Under the Paris Agreement in 2015, countries agreed to restrict global warming to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Using data taken from temperature instruments during this period, the scientists found the Northern Hemisphere summer in 2023 was 2.07 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial period. To do this, they used detailed sets of tree ring records from thousands of trees across nine regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including North America and Scandinavia, but excluding the Tropics which lack good tree data. While the study can place the extraordinary Northern Hemisphere heat into historical context, it cannot be applied on a global scale, Esper said.

Persons: Bruna Casas, don’t, Richard A, Brooks, Jan Esper, ”, Kim Cobb, Esper, “ I’m, Laura Paddison Organizations: CNN, Northern, Central America, Getty, Johannes Gutenberg University, Brown University, Southern Hemisphere Locations: Paris, Northern, North America, Scandinavia, Europe, Central, Barcelona, Spain, Tokyo, AFP, Germany

☆ What key retail reports this week signal about inflation and the consumer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat key retail reports this week signal about inflation and the consumerBill Simon, Former Walmart U.S. CEO, and Jessica Ramirez, Retail Research Analyst at Jane Hali & Associates, discuss the busy week for retail earnings.

Persons: Bill Simon, Jessica Ramirez, Jane Hali Organizations: Walmart U.S, Retail, Associates

☆ Taliban call for international support after deadly floods
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Sandie Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Sexism, Cheating, and Nightclubs: Inside the Dark Heart of Chess
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Socialites are playing chess on "The Real Housewives of New York City." In 1990, according to the US Chess Federation, only 4% of chess players were women. Out in the world, chess' resurgence has been accompanied by a wave of new clubs and events. I made a pilgrimage to the Marshall Chess Club, a 109-year-old institution in Greenwich Village. The following evening, I went to an East Village bar and found a very different scene at Club Chess.

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John Paul Brammer writes the “¡Hola Papi!” advice column for The Cut at New York magazine, answering questions like, “Why am I dreaming about sex with a man when I’m a lesbian?” Or, “What if my partner judges me for writing smut?” This candor has given John Paul an intimate connection with his readers. However, as today’s episode reveals, he doesn’t think we necessarily need that level of openness with all of our loved ones. Ahead of Mother’s Day, Brammer reads an essay about a recent college graduate who sets out to spend the summer exploring his sexuality, but whose plans are derailed by his duty to his grandmother. It’s called “Young, Gay and Single Among the Nuns and Widows” by Kevin Hershey. Brammer says it’s “bizarre” how much this essay resonates with his own life.

Persons: John Paul Brammer, John Paul, Brammer, It’s, Young, Gay, Kevin Hershey Organizations: New York, Nuns

☆ Columbia’s student journalists produced New York magazine’s cover story. Here’s how they did it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It was clear from the outset that The Spectator was really leading the coverage,” Summers told CNN by phone Monday. The photographs were captured by student journalists — including the cover image shot by freshman Stella Ragas — working in conjunction with New York photo director Jody Quon. Gathering reporting from campus for the issue, however, was not without its challenges for the student journalists. “There is significantly more trust of us than national outlets who parachute in and maybe don’t have the intimate knowledge,” Ramirez told CNN. In fact, when the encampments first propped up on campus, Ramirez told CNN that the student journalists were reluctant to retire for the night.

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☆ Missing surfers: Bodies found in Mexico confirmed as those of missing American and Australian tourists
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Karol Suarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three bodies found dumped in a well with gunshot wounds to the head have been confirmed as missing tourists, including a US citizen, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Relatives of American Jack Carter Rhoad and Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson identified their bodies without having to perform genetic tests, the Baja California Attorney General’s office said in a statement on Sunday. The vehicle was confirmed to be the same one Callum Robinson posted an image of on Instagram a week before the trio went missing. Photos of the American and Australian surfers on a beach in Ensenada, Mexico on May 5, 2024. In 2015, the bodies of Australian surfers Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman were found in a burned-out van in Sinaloa state.

Persons: Jack Carter Rhoad, Jake, Callum Robinson, Jesús Gerardo “, “ El, Maria Elena Andrade Ramirez, “, ”, Karen Castaneda, Dean Lucas, Adam Coleman Organizations: CNN, Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Authorities Locations: California, Ensenada, Tijuana, Baja California, Santo Tomas, Instagram, Mexico, Sinaloa

☆ Mexico questions three people over missing American and Australian tourists
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Sandi Sidhu | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Concerns are growing for a trio of missing tourists, including a US citizen, as Mexican authorities question three people in connection with their disappearance. American Jack Carter Rhoad and Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson were reported missing on April 29, according to the Baja California’s prosecutors’ office. Baja California has been plagued by cartel violence in recent years, though it rarely occurs in tourist areas like Ensenada. Jake Robinson/Instagram“Australian friends Jake and Callum Robinson have gone missing around Rosarita/Ensenada region of Baja California Norte Saturday morning,” Debra Robinson posted on Instagram alongside a photo of her two sons. And we just hope for a positive outcome.”Mexican authorities are liaising with US and Australian authorities, the Baja California state attorney’s office said.

Persons: Jack Carter Rhoad, Jake, Callum Robinson, Maria Elena Andrade Ramirez, Jake Robinson, Instagram, ” Debra Robinson, “, Callum, Anthony Albanese, they’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, ”, Seven, team, Australian Locations: Ensenada, Tijuana, Baja California, Perth, Western Australia, Rosarita, Baja California Norte, San Diego , California

☆ Toyota is betting even off-roaders want hybrids
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Deborah Brunswick | Gabe Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicColumbia University has become the epicenter of a growing showdown between student protesters, college administrators and Congress over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech. Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times, walks us through the intense week at the university. And Isabella Ramírez, the editor in chief of Columbia’s undergraduate newspaper, explains what it has all looked like to a student on campus.

Persons: Nicholas Fandos, Isabella Ramírez Organizations: Spotify, Amazon Music Columbia University, The Times Locations: Gaza, New York

[laufey, "misty"]archived recording (laufey) (SINGING) Look at me I’m as hopeless as a kittenanna martinShe got her start in the most Gen Z way possible — on TikTok. [laufey, "falling behind"]archived recording (laufey) (SINGING) Everybody’s falling in love And I’m falling behindanna martinToday, Laufey reads an essay called “An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill,” by Coco Mellors. And so, I think that’s kind of what we’re always itching for, that sense of love, even though it’s not really love. laufeyWell, the first love song I wrote, called “Best Friend.” I’d never been in love before, and I wanted to write a love song. archived recording (laufey) [SCATTING]: You’re my best friend in the world [MUSIC PLAYING]anna martinNext week, I talk with model and writer Emily Ratajkowski.

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☆ 270 million people are living on sinking land in China’s major cities, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That’s 270 million people living on sinking land. The impact of sinking is typically worse along the coasts, where the sea level is rising at the same time. “Most urban cities experience land subsidence, but we focus our attention on coastal cities because of sea level rise,” Ohenhen, who was not involved with the study, told CNN. The project prevents the need for over-pumping groundwater and has stopped land subsidence in Beijing, the study found. “I believe China’s government efforts will address the issue of land subsidence,” Tao said.

Persons: Wang, Shengli Tao, ” Tao, “, ”, Leonard Ohenhen, ” Ohenhen, Tao Organizations: CNN, New, Reuters, Peking University, Virginia Tech Locations: China’s, China, New York City, Netherlands, Mexico City, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing

He was a model to me of artistic labor and discipline, even if those early paintings were painfully amateurish. The painting followed me from Amherst to my first job in New York, and on to London and Delhi. IT WASN’T MY intention to start an essay about artistic beginnings with a story of artistic death. I’m especially moved by those first moments of validation by which an artist comes out to himself, as it were. It’s this, the inexorability of the correspondence between an artist and the world, that gives those first steps their magical quality.

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☆ What is cloud seeding and does it work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Officials at the country’s National Center of Meteorology have been cited as saying the rain was not caused by cloud seeding. Here’s what to know about cloud seeding. What is cloud seeding? Cloud seeding is a weather modification concept that attempts to draw more rain or snow out of a cloud than would occur naturally. Does cloud seeding work?

Persons: hasn’t, ” Daniel Swain, ” Swain, Rachel Ramirez, Angela Fritz Organizations: CNN, United, National, of Meteorology, Aircraft, UCLA, National Academies of Sciences, United Arab Locations: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, China, Oman, Iran, Gulf of Oman

☆ How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It’s not just ocean heat that’s affecting marine life – new research shows extremely cold events are welling up and causing mass mortalities. And the same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for these “killer events” on the other end of the temperature spectrum. The world’s oceans have been plagued by unprecedented heat over the past year, fueling concerns for marine life. “Climate change is actually really complex,” said Nicolas Lubitz, lead author of the study and a researcher at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. He said seasonal upwelling events are common in that area, with water temperature dropping quickly.

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