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☆ We went behind the scenes of a viral TikTok series in New York City that's part of a new wave of MTV-style social shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"New media is having a moment here in New York City," Valentino told BI. Related stories"We have a development team pumping out pilots, new concepts, working new concepts," Fallen Media CEO Sol Betesh told BI. Fallen Media's production team optimizes audio and video on a noisy New York City block. Sydney Bradley/Business InsiderNew York City is a main characterFallen Media is a true New York City operation. Villalpando was recently on an episode of Fallen Media's "Bite Me," and Novi was on a recent segment of "Subway Oracle."

Persons: —, Michael Valentino, Tiffany Baira, Baira, Valentino, Sol Betesh, Sydney, Davis, Jason Derulo, Michael Bublé, Brian Baumgartner, Taco Bell, they're, Betesh, We'll, Maia Novi, Fabrizio Villalpando, Villalpando, Davis Burleson Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube, Media, MTV, Sydney Bradley, New, Washington, Fallen Media Locations: New York, New York City, influencer, TikTok, Instagram, Novi

☆ Jason and Travis Kelce's parents agreed to postpone their divorce until after their sons finished college
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donna Kelce says she and her ex-husband Ed decided to stay married until their sons finished college. Both parents still regularly attend their sons' NFL games, sometimes with Taylor Swift. AdvertisementDonna Kelce, 71, says she and ex-husband Ed decided to divorce only after their sons Jason and Travis Kelce graduated from college. AdvertisementThe Kelce family lived in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and both Jason and Travis went on to study and play football at the University of Cincinnati. Even though they have been separated for some time, both parents still regularly attend their sons' NFL games.

Persons: Donna Kelce, Ed, Kelce, Martha Stewart, Taylor Swift, —, Jason, Travis Kelce, Travis, Sofía Vergara, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Costner, Christine Baumgartner, Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alex Kapp Organizations: NFL, Service, University of Cincinnati, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Bowling Green State University's National, for Family Locations: Cleveland Heights , Ohio

☆ Kevin Costner says he 'hopes' to return for final episodes of 'Yellowstone,' after previously threatening to sue the show's producers over a pay dispute
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewKevin Costner has said he is open to returning to "Yellowstone" to wrap things up despite previously stating his intentions to take the show's producers to court over a pay dispute. Reports of a feud between "Yellowstone" cocreator Taylor Sheridan and Kevin Costner began in February 2023. Season five of "Yellowstone" saw John Dutton (Kevin Costner) elected governor of Montana. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Costner, Sheridan, and Paramount Network did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside regular working hours. Previously, Sheridan has hinted that the ending of "Yellowstone" could see Costner's character killed off.

Persons: —, Kevin Costner, Costner, Taylor Sheridan, cocreator Taylor Sheridan, Frederick M, Brown, John Dutton, — Costner, they've, Christine Baumgartner, Sheridan, Jerod Harris, Matthew McConaughy, Michelle Pfieffer Organizations: Service, Paramount Network, Business, Entertainment, Montana . Paramount, People, Getty, Hollywood, Paramount Locations: Montana, Las Vegas , Nevada, Yellowstone, Kingstown

☆ Christoph Baumgartner scores fastest ever international goal inside game’s opening six seconds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest ever international goal on Saturday, taking just six seconds to find the back of the net during his country’s 2-0 victory against Slovakia. Austria had to wait more than 80 minutes for its second goal when Andreas Weinmann doubled its lead and secured a 2-0 victory. Later that evening, Florian Wirtz scored Germany’s fastest ever international goal as his team claimed a 2-0 victory against France in Lyon, taking just a second longer than Baumgartner to find the back of the net. Florian Wirtz scored after just seven seconds against France. “We had a very good start and the kickoff was planned exactly that way,” Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann said afterwards, per Reuters.

Persons: CNN — Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner, Lukas Podolski’s, Andreas Weinmann, Florian Wirtz, Baumgartner, Toni Kroos ’, ”, Julian Nagelsmann, Kai Havertz, Germany’s Organizations: CNN, Slovakia, France, Zuma Press, Reuters Locations: Germany, Ecuador, Austria, Lyon, France, ” Germany, “

☆ Kevin Costner on why he never gave up on his 35-year passion project 'Horizon: An American Saga': 'It's hard to fall out of love. I don't do that.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The full-length trailer for Kevin Costner's "Horizon: An American Saga" has been released. AdvertisementWarner Bros. has debuted the first full-length trailer for Kevin Costner's big-budget epic, "Horizon: An American Saga," a multi-film franchise that the actor has been developing on and off for most of his career. AdvertisementThe poster for "Horizon: An American Saga," directed by and starring Kevin Costner. Advertisement"I love women in cinema," he continued after singing the praises of Miller, Malone, and Hunt, who play prominent roles in the films. Asked about what he hopes audiences will take away from the films, Costner said: "I hope that people feel that were taken somewhere.

Persons: Kevin Costner's, —, Costner, Danny Huston, Kevin Costner, Warner, cowritten, Jon Baird, Christine Baumgartner, mortgaging, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Rich Polk, Mike Marsland, John Shearer, Jamie Campbell Bower, Abbey Lee, Ella Hunt, Luke Wilson, Hayes Costner, Miller, Malone, Hunt Organizations: Service, Warner, Academy, Warner Bros, Paramount, Business, Getty Locations: America, American, California, Jena

☆ Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner's divorce has been finalized. Here's a complete timeline of their almost 20-year marriage and split.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Costner and Baumgartner first met at a golf course when the actor was rehearsing for his role in the 1996 film "Tin Cup." The couple, photographed here at a Pro-Celebrity Golf Tournament at Monte Carlo Golf Club in 2000, met while on a golf course in the 1990s. Costner, meanwhile, was married to his first wife, Cindy Silva, whom he met and wed while still in college. During their 16-year marriage, they welcomed three children: Annie, 39, Lily, 36, and Joe, 35. Upon the dissolution of their marriage in 1994, Costner had several other relationships before he and Baumgartner married.

Persons: Costner, Baumgartner, Toni Anne Barson, Cindy Silva, Annie, Lily, Joe, Bridget Rooney, Liam, Birgit Cunningham, Elle MacPherson Organizations: Monte Carlo Golf Club

It allows the city to suspend a landlord’s rental license if police answer four or more “nuisance” calls in a year. Minnesota law meanwhile prohibits landlords from limiting or preventing calls for emergency services and also preempts local ordinances penalizing landlords over such calls. She later learned the calls ran afoul of Peoria’s nuisance ordinance. Last year, Maryland prohibited landlords from evicting tenants over the number of emergency calls to their addresses, as well as prohibited cities and counties from penalizing landlords for emergency calls. Jose Cruz Guzman, who serves on the board of Minneapolis’ Sky Without Limits Cooperative, said emergency calls to an apartment would prompt support from fellow residents.

Persons: ”, Elizabeth Sauer, Jeff Weaver, Sue Abderholden, Scott Baumgartner, Baumgartner, Tina Davies, Davies, they’re, “ I’m, Kate Walz, Jose Cruz Guzman, ___ Hanna, Steve Karnowski Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, Central Minnesota Legal Services, City, FBI, DOJ, Anoka, National Alliance, Mental, Associated Press, Fair Housing, Peoria, American Civil Liberties Union, New, New York Civil Liberties Union, National Housing Law, Housing, Prevention Locations: Minneapolis, Anoka, Mississippi, ”, Minnesota, California , Ohio, Illinois, Peoria, New York, Hesperia , California, U.S, Maryland, California, Topeka , Kansas

☆ The ‘mainstreaming’ of ‘hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric’ in right-wing media is leading to violence, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

These are the toxic themes espoused in right-wing media, delivered each day through a mix of internet pipelines and broadcasts to millions of homes across the country. It’s part of a larger trend of right-wing violence afflicting the country. And it proliferates on social media platforms, where right-wing extremists maintain a loud presence and boast millions of followers. Rarely will you see a segment about the information crisis on the evening news or delivered prominently via other vessels of mainstream media. The language they use, she said, “winks at,” “nurtures,” and “flirts with violence,” but also offers them just enough “plausible deniability” when things go south.

Persons: Sinister globalists, “, ”, Donald Trump’s, Alex Jones ranted, ” Andrew McCabe, ” McCabe, you’re, ” Luke Baumgartner, ” Baumgartner, ” Juliette Kayyem, Kayyem, ” Kayyem Organizations: New, New York CNN, YouTube, Buffalo, El, El Paso Walmart, U.S . Capitol, Defamation League, ADL, Fox News, Klan, Extremism, George Washington University, Media, Republican Party, Homeland Security, Security, Global Health, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Locations: New York, America, Charlottesville, Charleston, El Paso, today’s America, U.S

☆ Austria outclass Euro 2024 hosts Germany in 2-0 win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

VIENNA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Austria outplayed a toothless Germany to win 2-0 in their friendly on Tuesday, ending their year on a high while piling more pressure on the embattled Euro 2024 hosts who had Leroy Sane sent off early in the second half. Marcel Sabitzer's low drive in the 29th minute put the dominant hosts, who have qualified for the Euros, in front with Germany posing no threat in attack and needing 32 minutes for their first shot on goal. Austria shot out of the blocks and overwhelmed the error-prone Germans with a high-pressing game. While the hosts carved out several chances, including a golden opportunity for Michael Gregoritsch who failed to beat Trapp when one-on-one, Germany had to wait 32 minutes for their first effort towards goal. Germany's disappointing evening was complete when Baumgartner added a second goal, with Austria missing more chances late in the game.

Persons: Leroy Sane, Marcel Sabitzer's, Austria's Christoph Baumgartner, Kevin Trapp, Julian Nagelsmann, Nagelsmann, Michael Gregoritsch, Trapp, Thomas Mueller, Sane, Phillipp, Baumgartner, Karolos, Toby Davis Organizations: Thomson Locations: VIENNA, Austria, Germany, Turkey

☆ Billionaire Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says he's focusing on running his family office, not returning to run the world's largest hedge fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ray Dalio says he's not plotting a comeback to Bridgewater, the fund he founded in 1975. Speaking at a Greenwich conference Tuesday, Dalio denied a New York Times report saying he might return. He said he will focus on running his family office and mentoring Bridgewater's leadership team. Dalio is building out his family office with a new office in Abu Dhabi and hiring in its other hubs in the US and Singapore, according to Bloomberg. The world's largest hedge fund is now being run by Nir Bar Dea, who has already shaken up the firm with a restructure and layoffs.

Persons: Ray Dalio, he's, Dalio, —, Mark Baumgartner, Rob Copeland, Nir Bar Dea Organizations: Bridgewater, New York Times, Service, Bridgewater Associates, Carnegie, Greenwich Economic, Times, Wall Street, New York Post, Bloomberg Locations: Greenwich, China, Westport , Connecticut, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Bridgewater

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, have reached a settlement in their divorce. “Kevin and Christine Costner have come to an amicable and mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues pertaining to their divorce proceedings,” the couple said in a joint statement released Tuesday by the actor's publicist, Arnold Robinson. The agreement ends what had become a contentious court fight, and lets the couple avoid a trial that had been scheduled for December in a Santa Barbara County, California court. Baumgartner filed for divorce in May. Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesCostner and Baumgartner, a model and handbag designer, began dating in 1998 and married at his Colorado ranch in 2004.

Persons: — Kevin Costner, Christine Baumgartner, “ Kevin, Christine Costner, Arnold Robinson, Baumgartner, Costner, Oscar, ”, “ Bull Organizations: “ Locations: SANTA BARBARA, Calif, Santa Barbara County , California, Colorado, “ Bull Durham, ”

☆ 'Real' meat maker Cargill may emerge big winner in plant-based food as buzzy startup boom fades
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Additionally, Cargill began marketing several plant-based protein ingredients, made from soy, pea and wheat, to food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. What to expect for plant-based meat in next decade Cargill's calculated approach to plant-based meats coincides with the nascent industry's trajectory. And then there's the consumer's appetite to pay a premium price for plant-based meat. So Cargill's biggest competition will be the established plant-based meat companies, like Beyond and Impossible, he said. The future of plant-based meat might be analogous to the ongoing transition to electric vehicles.

Persons: Florian Schattenmann, Cargill Cargill, Cargill, Schattenmann, it's, John Baumgartner, Baumgartner, Caroline Bushnell, Bushnell, that's, Seth Goldstein, Goldstein, Tyson's Organizations: Cargill, Foods, Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods, Smithfield Foods, Cargill Inc, The, Bloomberg, Getty, Foods Cargill, Mizuho Securities USA, Good Food Institute, Cubiq Foods, FDA, North, Food and Drug Administration, Morningstar Research Services, Nielsen, annualized Nielsen, Nestle, Tesla, tiptoed, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Volkswagen Locations: U.S, Minneapolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Spanish, Berkeley , California, Puris, North American, Netherlands, Bflike, Belgian, North America

☆ Reddit will charge hefty fees to the many third-party apps that access its data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Application programming interfaces (APIs) have long been the way that third parties access the data from large internet companies and connect to their apps. Reddit has a thriving ecosystem of apps, plugins, and services created by amateur and professional developers. Users and developers were outraged when Twitter said it would charge $42,000 for 50 million requests. Apollo said it paid about $166 for the same number of API requests from the online-image sharing service Imgur. While many companies charge for API use, Reddit has historically derived the bulk of its income from advertising.

Persons: Baumgartner, Reddit, Conde Nast, Elon Musk, Twitter, Reddit didn't Organizations: Advance Publications, Charter Communications, Warner Bros ., Twitter

CNN —Kevin Costner and his wife of over 18 years Christine Baumgartner have announced they are going their separate ways. The pair initially met on a golf course, and years later reconnected at a restaurant opening. Costner and Baumgartner share three children, and Costner also has four other children from previous relationships, including with his first wife Cindy Silva, to whom he was married from 1978 to 1994. In February, one month after Costner won a Golden Globe for his performance on “Yellowstone,” he made reference to his wife on social media, who helped celebrate his achievement when they were unable to attend the awards event due to flooding near their home. “We watched from home and it wasn’t the same,” Costner said in a video as he recounted what it was like to watch the show remotely.

☆ Employees Need Positive Feedback From Bosses. Without It, People Quit.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Molly Lipson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

A 2021 study by the global management-consulting firm McKinsey found that the top-two reasons people quit their jobs are because they don't feel valued by their company or their manager. And when employees feel happy and rewarded by their jobs, they are also more productive. How to really mean it when you give an employee praiseFor employees to really feel valued at work, it's important that they are recognized on a regular basis. While a simple acknowledgement of good work can be a powerful tool, Baumgartner told me that a simple "thank you" isn't sufficient to truly appreciate employees' work. Peer-to-peer recognition is also an important way employees can feel valued.

☆ Financiers sentenced to 11 years for defrauding Libya fund - UK court
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan investment manager and an ex-Julius Baer banker were sentenced to a total of 11 years by a London court on Monday for defrauding a Libyan sovereign wealth fund out of millions of dollars. Marino, formerly head of JPMorgan’s alternative investment emerging market group, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Ohmura – ex-global head of structured investments at Julius Baer company Global Asset Management, who helped dishonestly extract investment fees from LAP – was sentenced to three-and-a-half years. The judge had previously issued a warrant for Marino’s arrest in October after he failed to appear at his trial. Reporting by Sam Tobin, editing by William James and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ American cacti are rapidly colonizing the slopes of the Swiss Alps as snow disappears, says report
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Prickly pear cacti, native to the arid regions of the Americas, are now thriving in the Swiss Alps. The plants are typically seen in hot, dry areas, such as the Grand Canyon. So, diminishing snow cover provides a fertile environment for them to thrive. Snow cover in the Alps has been plummeting. Another study said the number of days where there is snow cover under 2,600 feet has halved since 1970.

☆ From 'antiwork' to 'act your wage' — more disgruntled workers flocked to Reddit in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The top trending keywords among work-related subreddits in 2022 include, "anitwork," "act your wage" and "quiet quitting," said Reddit. The top trending keywords among work-related subreddits or communities in 2022 include "antiwork," "act your wage" and "quiet quitting," Reddit told CNBC Make It. "Act your wage" — like quiet quitting, it's a call for workers not to go above and beyond for their jobs — saw a 95% year-on-year increase in the same period. Natalie Baumgartner Workplace psychologist"Redditors" submit posts about work attitudes and experiences on work-related communities, asking for or giving general life and career advice. Natalie Baumgartner Workplace psychologistBaumgartner agreed, saying that workers engaging in conversations on Reddit need to be aware that they're "not necessarily going to receive best practices."

☆ This company wants to pay you $20,000 to make chili at a football game—here’s how to apply
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Calling all tailgate chefs: You could earn $20,000 and free tickets to the SEC Championship Game by mixing up the right batch of chili. Knoxville, Tennessee-based Bush's Beans is currently hiring its "first ever" chili commissioner. They'll also compete in the tailgate's chili cookoff, judged by a panel of recent World Championship Chili Cook-Off champions. The Bulldogs avenged that loss the following month in the College Football Playoff national championship game, defeating the Crimson Tide in a rematch. Both teams are early contenders again for this year's SEC Championship game, alongside the Tennessee Volunteers, Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers.

☆ Felix Baumgartner: 10 years on, the man who fell to Earth is still awed by experience
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world. “I’m standing there on top of the world outside of a capsule in space and in the stratosphere. "The only thing that I didn't know when I landed was: did I break the speed of sound," says Baumgartner. “Once I was on my way, I slowly started to spin in one direction, then I start spinning in the opposite direction, and then I really started spinning faster and faster and faster,” Baumgartner explained. I was reconnected to the outside world, and that was a very happy moment.

☆ 10 years on from Felix Baumgartner's near-cosmic achievement
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

On October 14, 2012, eight million people from around the globe watched Felix Baumgartner jump back to Earth from a record-breaking altitude of 24 miles. An hour-long, 10th anniversary special takes a new and unique look at the achievement of the Stratos Project. The man at the heart of the story has been reminiscing with CNN. Source: CNN

☆ Echipa națională de fotbal a Danemarcei s-a calificat în optimile de finală ale Campionatului European
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Echipa națională de fotbal a Danemarcei s-a calificat în optimile de finală ale Campionatului European cu doar trei puncte acumulate. În partida de la Copenhaga, Mikkel Damsgaard a înscris în prima repriză, iar după pauză Yussuf Poulsen a dublat avantajul gazdelor. Portarul Lukas Hradecky a fost autorul unui autogol, iar Romelu Lukaku a înscris și el odată. Memphis Depay a marcat un gol, iar Georginio Wijnaldum a reușit o dublă. Christoph Baumgartner a înscris golul decisiv al partidei ce s-a disputat pe Arena Națională de la București.

Persons: Poulsen, Andreas Christensen, Roberto Martinez, Lukas Hradecky, Olandezii, Memphis Depay, Wijnaldum, Christoph Baumgartner Organizations: națională, fotbal, Campionatului European, Arena Națională Locations: Danemarcei, Rusiei, Copenhaga, Belgia, Sankt - Petersburg, Finlanda, Țările de Jos, Austria, Macedonia de Nord, Amsterdam, Memphis, Ucrainei, București

Austria s-a impus la limită în fața Ucrainei, cu 1 la 0, prin golul lui Christoph Baumgartner din minutul 21, încheind grupa C pe locul al doilea, dar victoria îi asigură calificarea în optimi. Potrivit UEFA, Baumgartner (21 ani) este cel mai tânăr jucător care a marcat la EURO 2020 până acum. Arena Națională a fost luată cu asalt de suporterii Ucrainei, care au venit să urmărească partida într-un număr mult mai mare decât fanii Austriei. Înainte de meci, suporterii ambelor echipe și-au încurajat favoriții, fără incidente.

Persons: Christoph Baumgartner Organizations: UEFA, EURO, Arena Națională Locations: Austria, Ucrainei, Austriei

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