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☆ My coworker was 17 years older than me and was too attracted to me to be in the same meetings. We're now engaged.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Kelsey Herbers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Soon after, he was tasked with leading a weekly meeting that included me and two other people. AdvertisementThings were further complicated by the fact that he lived in Boise, Idaho, which doesn’t quite neighbor my home base of Charleston, South Carolina. Both of us had lived in Nashville but felt a long pull to Charleston, South Carolina, for no identifiable reason. AdvertisementKelsey Herbers is a freelance marketing writer and journalist based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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The total for the latest open enrollment period marks a 30% increase from a year ago, based on past enrollment figures published by the health policy research organization KFF. Officials said the figures include 5 million new signups and more than 16 million people with 2023 ACA plan coverage. West Virginia, which has expanded Medicaid, saw the largest percentage increase in enrollment at 80%. “Marketplace coverage is very important to those in those states whose incomes are under 138% of poverty,” says Sara Collins, vice president for health care coverage and access and tracking health system performance for The Commonwealth Fund. “It is a reflection of the lack of Medicaid expansion in those states.”An analysis by KFF notes ACA health plan enrollment has increased each year during the Biden administration.

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So the Georgia Republican has voted against providing military aid to Ukraine as he advocates for doing more to arm Taiwan, the self-governed island that’s at risk of military aggression from Beijing. For Collins and other Republican lawmakers, Taiwan and Ukraine are effectively rivals for a limited pool of U.S. military assistance. They view Taiwan’s fate as closely linked to that of Ukraine as it struggles to push back a Russian invasion. The U.S. aid to Ukraine also has led to weapons manufacturers stepping up production — something that could benefit Taiwan in a clash with China. Ukraine’s success is Taiwan’s success,” Taiwan’s diplomat in the U.S., Hsiao Bi-Khim, said in May at the Sedona Forum hosted by the McCain Institute.

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☆ Popeyes meme kid: A decade later, Dieunerst Collin is a college football player who just signed an NIL deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —College freshman Dieunerst Collin’s road to internet meme fame started with a confused side-eye at a Popeyes in New Jersey. Collin, holding a Popeyes lemonade cup, gave the man a sideways glance, wondering why he had a camera in his face. Popeyes announced the deal this month after a social media campaign by Collin and his fans. “From memes to dreams, Dieunerst and Popeyes will grace social media feeds once again.”The partnership started with a call on social mediaThe new partnership is the result of yet another social media moment. A few days later, Popeyes announced the partnership on social media.

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