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☆ Inside the legal plans by foes of Donald Trump and Project 2025 to fight his second-term agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

(Trump himself has tried to distance himself from Project 2025 but many of his policies and goals overlap.) “Honestly, the Trump administration was often sloppy in the way they rolled out these executive orders, including the first Muslim travel ban,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson told CNN, referring to the Trump ban on migrants from several Muslim-majority countries that was the target of one of nearly 100 lawsuits brought by the Evergreen State against the Trump administration. “This time around, Project 2025 provides a very thorough overview over the issues in which a leading conservative organization, like the Heritage Foundation, is likely to push the Trump administration,” Romero said. Part of the Project 2025 effort has been to collect and vet thousands of potential staffers to serve up and down the federal bureaucracy of a future Trump administration. The ACLU, meanwhile, has been rolling out a series of analyses of possible legal and legislative responses to potential Trump policies.

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☆ Insider Today: The new Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Joi-Marie McKenzie today. On the agenda:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Also read:Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIThe new OzempicYou've heard about Ozempic and Botox, treatments that have become staples of elite wellness and beauty routines. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: —, I'm Jordan Parker Erb, Marie McKenzie, Jaime Stathis, She'd, It's, it's, Insider's Aki Ito, who've, Trois Rois, Napoleon Bonaparte, winder, Bentley, Chance Yeh, Getty, Hector Vivas, Tyler Le, Read, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, You've, Elizabeth Taylor, Rebecca Zisser, Max, Olivia Rodrigo, Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Lisa Ryan, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Joi, Emirates, Business, Grand, Michelin, Miss, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, BI, Getty, Elizabeth Taylor Estate, HBO, Disney Plus, Hulu, Eagles, Reebok, Apple Locations: Dubai, Cavan, Northern California, Grass, Sacramento, Big, California, Austin, Basel, Switzerland, Miss USA, New York, New York City

☆ The 7 best things to stream this weekend, from an Elizabeth Taylor documentary to the 'House of the Dragon' finale
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The new documentary "Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes" is out now. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The most anticipated release is the "House of the Dragon" season two finale, airing on Sunday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Elizabeth Taylor, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Kingdom

☆ ‘A little Olympian’: Egyptian fencer shares she competed 7 months pregnant
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hafez, 26, revealed Monday that she competed in women’s sabre competition — advancing to the round of 16 — while seven months pregnant. It was me, my competitor, & my yet-to-come to our world, little baby!” Hafez wrote on Instagram. She previously competed for Egypt at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics in sabre. Hafez entered the Olympics as the 29th-ranked sabre in the world and Egypt’s top competitor, according to the International Fencing Federation. “This specific Olympics was different; Three times *Olympian* but this time carrying a little Olympian one!” Hafez wrote, capping her announcement with a fitting heart emoji.

Persons: Nada Hafez, Hafez, ” Hafez, ”, “, Elizabeth Tartakovsky, Jeon, she’s, Carl Recine Organizations: International Fencing Federation Locations: American, South Korea, Egypt, Paris

☆ Election Updates: Trump heads to Michigan, fresh from a birthday in Florida.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

He looked genuinely upset earlier this week when his supporters sang an early “Happy Birthday” to him at a rally in Las Vegas. The Biden campaign hit back with an email on Mr. Trump’s birthday, reminding voters that he had fallen asleep at his own trial, a case that resulted in felony convictions. Images of Mr. Trump playing golf and sitting behind the resolute desk were painted into the icing. “I’ll never forget that Bibi Netanyahu let us down,” Mr. Trump said then. At the rally in Las Vegas, Mr. Trump had, in a rare moment of introspection, riffed about his old age.

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☆ Self-made millionaire shares 3 steps to stop overspending and save more: 'Make it automatic'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

However, they haven't made much progress toward a better financial situation since then, they recently told self-made millionaire Ramit Sethi on his "I Will Teach You to be Rich" podcast. It's not the worst debt situation Sethi has seen on the show. Their fixed costs, including debt payments, groceries, gas and other necessities are equal to, if not higher, than their monthly income. Sethi emphasized that there are underlying emotional issues leading to the spending problem, and encouraged Elizabeth to work with a therapist. As for their shopping habits, he laid out three tips anyone can use to start getting their spending under control.

Persons: Elizabeth, Jon, Ramit Sethi, Rich, we've, We're, It's, Sethi Organizations: Walmart, Target

☆ From Waiter to Guest at Nantucket’s Grande Dame Hotel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Alexander Lobrano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the summer of 1974, I was working as a waiter at the White Elephant, the grande dame of Nantucket hotels, a rambling gray-shingled pile that sits right on the island’s harbor. Thinking about it still makes me cringe. I had not been back inside the White Elephant in almost 50 years when, last spring, I returned to the island to check into the famous inn as a guest, size up its recent multimillion dollar makeover at the hands of the Boston architectural firm Elkus Manfredi, and ponder the ways in which both the island and I had changed. Though it’s hard to believe today, when Nantucket airport is filled with rows of private planes that have delivered their owners to this island 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, many people clucked at Elizabeth T. Ludwig’s hotel when it opened a century ago. Without the social cachet of more accessible resorts like Newport, R.I., or Saratoga Springs, N.Y., it struck many people as folly to believe the swell set would spend their holidays on Nantucket.

Persons: Francis Sargent, I’d, Elkus Manfredi, Elizabeth T Locations: Nantucket, Massachusetts, Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, R.I, Saratoga Springs, N.Y

☆ The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ella Sherman | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe USS Ronald Reagan, the only aircraft carrier in the US Navy forward deployed, or permanently stationed in another country, is leaving Japan after spending nearly a decade in the Pacific. Related storiesIn 2021, USS Ronald Reagan briefly left its forward-deployed position to provide air support during US withdrawal operations in Afghanistan. USS Ronald Reagan traveling through the Straits of Magellan, to San Diego, CA, in a transfer move. US Navy/Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth ThompsonThe USS Ronald Reagan already had a history of cooperation with Japan prior to its deployment. "Whether it's aboard USS Ronald Reagan today or USS George Washington in the future, we will continue to strengthen those ties at all levels, on-shore and at-sea."

Persons: —, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Sailors, Daryle Cardone, Ronald Reagan's, Reagan, Photographer's, Elizabeth Thompson, USS George Washington, George Washington, Greg Newkirk, Anthony Wallace, Gerald R Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Nimitz, Carrier Strike, CSG, Fleet, USS, Japan, Self, Defense Force, Navy, Aircraft, Getty, Pacific . Aircraft, US, Pacific Locations: Japan, Yokosuka, China, Afghanistan, Magellan, San Diego , CA, Bremerton , Washington, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Pacific, Russia, North Korea

☆ King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

King Charles III attends the Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on January 7, 2024 in Sandringham, England. King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organizations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. Elizabeth was patron of 492 organizations, while Charles was affiliated to 441 and Camilla 100. Organizations are able to apply to have a royal patron who in return can provide publicity for their work and help their achievements to be widely recognised. Conclusions of the review will be shared among the relevant organizations this week, which marks the first anniversary of Charles and Camilla's coronation, the palace said.

Persons: King Charles III, St Mary Magdalene, King Charles, Buckingham, Queen Elizabeth, Charles, Queen Camilla, Elizabeth, Camilla 100, Craig Bennett, Camilla's Organizations: St, Royal British Legion, Dogs Trust, Jockey Club, Wildlife, Wildlife Trusts Locations: Sandringham, Sandringham , England

☆ Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' ends with an ode to Clara Bow. The silent film star's family thinks it's a 'hauntingly beautiful' homage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read preview"You look like Clara Bow in this light" is how Taylor Swift begins the closing track of the standard edition of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which was released on Friday. But beyond what she's been told by others, by naming the song "Clara Bow," Swift appears to be signaling an affinity with the original "It" girl whose career reached its apex almost a century ago. Ultimately, for Sisneros and Bell, Swift's immortalization of their great-grandmother in "Clara Bow" is a gift they can hand down to future generations. A sex symbol is a heavy load to carry when one is tired, hurt, and bewildered," Bow is quoted as saying in Stenn's biography, "Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild." Advertisement"I feel like she would say the same thing about Taylor," Bell concluded.

Persons: —, Clara Bow, Taylor Swift, Swift, Bow, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac frontwoman, It's, she's, unapologetically, Taylor, Brittany Grace Bell, Clara, They're, Nicole Sisneros, Eugene Robert Richee, Sisneros, Bell, Bow's, Rex Bell Jr, David Stenn, Rex Bell, Brittany Grace Bell's, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rebekah Harkness, Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Taylor's, Beth Garrabrant Sisneros, Swift's, Marilyn Monroe Organizations: Service, Poets Department, Business, BI, B.P, Golden, Hollywood, Department Locations: Hollywood, Nevada, Swift's Rhode, Clara Bow, Las Vegas, Sisneros

☆ The city of Malibu is taking a family to the state supreme court to stop them from building a tiny home in their backyard for their elderly parent
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But a Malibu couple's struggle to build an ADU shows how local governments are standing in the way. Jason and Elizabeth Riddick have been trying to build an ADU in their backyard in the pricey coastal enclave since July 2020. So they applied for a permit from the city to build a small ADU and a minor addition to their existing house. So the Riddicks sued the city and in July 2022, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge sided with the couple. Again, the city appealed the decision, this time to the state supreme court this month.

Persons: —, Elizabeth Riddick, Elizabeth, they've, Elizabeth said, Jason, David Deerson, Deerson, they're, ADUs Organizations: Service, Business, Malibu Times, Pacific Legal Foundation, New, New York City Locations: California, Los Angeles, LA County, New York

☆ The potential $2 billion sale of Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty could make her the next celebrity billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here's how Rare Beauty outdid other celebrity brands — and how it could make Gomez a billionaire. AdvertisementThere are currently at least 40 celebrity beauty brands on the market — all experiencing varying degrees of success. AdvertisementNow, Selena Gomez may be poised to join their ranks and become the next celebrity beauty billionaire. Rare Beauty is exclusively sold at Sephora — meaning a potential buyer would see plenty of room for growth. It's among the most-followed celebrity beauty brands on both Instagram and TikTok, with 7.1 million and 3.6 million followers, respectively.

Persons: Selena Gomez, Gomez, —, Hailey Beiber's Rhode, Addison, Brad Pitt's Le Domaine, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Kim, Anncy Rowe, Jeffrey Ten, Scott Friedman, Nikki Eslami, Pascal Le Segretain, it's, Friedman, Mehdi Mehdi, Joyce Kim, Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Taylor's, Rowe, she's, Alex Rawitz Organizations: Service, Coty, Bloomberg, Fashion, Business, Fast Company, Brand, New Theory Ventures, Nyx, L'Oréal Locations: SKKN, L'Oréal, Sephora

☆ The royals' old creed of 'never complain, never explain' is a relic of a bygone era
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Cheryl Teh | Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The royal family's PR strategy is in need of an update, experts say. The stoicism of the royal family's unofficial motto, "never complain, never explain," was a hallmark of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle. But it's just a motto," Prince Harry told Anderson Cooper during a January 2023 episode of "60 Minutes." Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales in February 28, 2023.

Persons: —, Prince Harry, Meghan, Oprah, excoriating, Buckingham, Queen Elizabeth II's, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Meghan Markle, Chris Jackson, King Charles, Princess Diana, Kate, Sovereign Grant, Prince William —, Duke of, Anderson Cooper, Prince William , Prince of Wales, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Max Mumby, William's, William, Evan Nierman, Nierman, Elizabeth II, Benjamin Disraeli, Marie Claire, Kristen Meinzer, Stringer, Elizabeth, Meinzer, Queen Elizabeth, Charles, Diana's, Graham Smith, Danny Lawson, Smith Organizations: PR, Service, Getty, Sovereign, Daily, British, Hulton Locations: Windsor, Duchy, Lancaster, Duke of Cornwall, Cornwall, Kensington, Republic, Buckingham

☆ Photos show what 6 'Irish Wish' locations look like in real life
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Read preview"Irish Wish," Netflix's latest movie starring Lindsay Lohan, transports viewers to the stunning views of Ireland's mountains, lakes, and sea cliffs. The new rom-com follows Maddie (Lohan), an American editor with a major crush on her client, Paul Kennedy (Alexander Vlahos). "Irish Wish" is directed by Janeen Damian, the director behind Lohan's other Netflix rom-com, "Falling for Christmas." Here's what the locations look like in real life. Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Irish Wish," available to stream on Netflix.

Persons: —, Lindsay Lohan, Maddie, Lohan, Paul Kennedy, Alexander Vlahos, Paul, Maddie's, Emma, Elizabeth Tan, Janeen Damian, Kristin Chenoweth, Chris Parnell, Here's Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix Locations: American, Ireland

☆ The Oscars producers said they had to cover John Cena up 'like a Ken doll' for his nearly nude segment at the awards show
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewJohn Cena had a supposed nude segment at the Oscars on Sunday, and the show's producers said they had to cover his private parts "like a Ken doll" so they wouldn't run afoul of broadcasting standards. However, the producers of the awards show managed to push things as far as they were allowed, he said. AdvertisementThe team also covered Cena up in the back and Velcro-ed the giant envelope to his front so that it wouldn't fall, Mills said. I was very thankful that we didn't have to send him out there in tighty whities, which I'm sure legal would have preferred." AdvertisementIn a recent interview with People, Cena said that he always tries to be committed to the characters he portrays.

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☆ Turns out John Cena wasn't fully nude when presenting an award at the 2024 Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

John Cena wasn't fully nude while presenting the award for best costume design at the 2024 Oscars. Backstage photos revealed Cena was wearing a protective garment that covered his private parts. AdvertisementJohn Cena presented the award for best costume design at the 2024 Oscars in nothing but Birkenstocks and an oversized envelope held over his groin. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe beige-colored protective garment resembled a piece of underwear and covered Cena in the front and back. AdvertisementJohn Cena wore a protective garment that covered his private parts.

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☆ What’s So Funny About a Naked Man?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Rhonda Garelick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

John Cena’s ‘streaker manqué” routine at the Oscars was pretty funny. And soon, an entirely naked, and remarkably buff, Mr. Cena came onstage to introduce the Best Costume Design, nervously grasping the sealed Oscar envelope over his genitals, as a makeshift fig leaf. Then, in a bit of television magic, he was draped in a toga-like, one-shouldered robe with a tasseled rope belt. An exactingly chiseled, naked male body onstage is only funny because it is unexpected — because, that is, it does not belong to a woman. Seeing a naked woman on stage at the Oscars could never be funny, simply because it’s the norm to see female bodies in various states of revealing dress on the red carpet, and in movies as well.

Persons: John Cena’s ‘, Jimmy Kimmel, Mr, Cena, Kimmel, David Niven, Elizabeth Taylor

☆ They Married, Divorced and Then Married Their Ex-Spouses Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Eric V. Copage | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Think of the actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who were married to each other twice — first for a decade beginning in 1964, and then again in 1975 before they divorced the next year. The celebrity TV justice Judith Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, married Jerry Sheindlin in 1977. They divorced in 1990 and then remarried in 1991. The singer and actress Marie Osmond and the motivational speaker Steve Craig were first married in 1982 and divorced in 1985. Ms. Osmond told People Magazine in 2019, “The thing about a second marriage is that you realize things you thought were so important aren’t.”

Persons: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Elon Musk, Talulah Riley, Judith Sheindlin, Judy, Jerry Sheindlin, Marie Osmond, Steve Craig, Osmond, ” Organizations: People Magazine

☆ Returning Syrian Refugees Face Abduction, Sexual Abuse: UN
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian refugees who fled the war are facing gross human rights violations such as torture and abduction on their return home while women are subject to sexual harassment and violence, the U.N. human rights office said in a report on Tuesday. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the overall conditions in Syria do not permit safe, dignified and sustainable returns of Syrian refugees to their home country," she added. A Syrian government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "Women are nowadays forced to do all sorts of things in order to go on with their lives. "In some cases, they are even divorced by their husbands and disowned by their own families," the report said.

Persons: Elizabeth Throssell, Emma Farge, Ros Russell Locations: GENEVA, Syria, Geneva, Israel, Gaza, Ghouta

☆ Challenging norms and finding your North Star with AI in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In the following months, business leaders across every industry grappled with executive mandates to quickly build and implement a new AI strategy. Not all AI will be specifically tuned to the requirements you need in an AI solution. Without trust, any AI solution will falter in delivering the results your employees and customers expect and deserve. Any AI solution you want to champion must be accurate every time, the first time, in any challenge you give it. AI solutions in 2024 have incredible potential to automate tasks to make work more efficient, answers more accessible, and reduce cognitive overload.

Persons: Elizabeth Tobey, — Organizations: Digital, NICE, Star, Insider Studios Locations: Star

☆ Sarah Jessica Parker’s ‘Sex and the City’ tutu sells for $52,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The iconic tulle tutu worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the opening credits of “Sex and the City” proved a star lot in an auction of “iconic” fashion pieces from film, TV and celebrity wardrobes on Thursday, selling for $52,000, more than four times its high estimate. The oyster-white, three-tier tutu skirt was expected to sell for $8,000-12,000, but drew 24 bids during a sale by Julien’s Auctions in California. The tutu “became a pop culture symbol,” according to the auction house, after Parker wore it in her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the smash-hit HBO TV series. The tutu also made an appearance in the 2008 “Sex and the City” movie, in a scene in which Carrie is clearing out her closet and deciding whether to keep certain outfits. The piece was sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Field.

Persons: tutu, Sarah Jessica Parker, tutu “, Parker, Carrie Bradshaw, Patricia Field, Pat, Carrie, ”, Sarah Jessica, ” “, Samantha, Charlotte, Miranda, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, ’, Kim Kardashian, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Walker, Princess Diana, Cher, Elle Woods Organizations: CNN, Julien’s, HBO, Warner Bros ., Vogue, City, Field Locations: California, City, throwaways, chihuahua

☆ Breaking down the final scene of Netflix's new hit movie, 'May December'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The movie follows an actor (Natalie Portman) shadowing a woman (Julianne Moore) she'll be playing in a movie. Advertisement"May December" hit Netflix on Friday, and the drama already has audiences buzzing — largely because of the movie's final scene. Here, director Todd Haynes ("Far from Heaven," "Carol") examines actor Elizabeth Berry's (Natalie Portman) preparation to undertake her biggest role yet. Throughout the movie, we watch Elizabeth go deep into research. AdvertisementThe final shot also conveys to the audience that the movie Elizabeth is starring in isn't very high-end.

Persons: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, she'll, —, Todd Haynes, Carol, Elizabeth Berry's, Gracie Atherton, Joe, Charles Melton, François Duhamel, Netflix Natalie Portman, Elizabeth, Gracie, Georgie, Cory Michael, Smith, Netflix Elizabeth, That's, Georgie's, Haynes, she's, Mary Kay Letourneau, Letourneau, Fualaau Organizations: Service, Netflix Locations: Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, isn't

☆ Princess Diana's iconic engagement blouse was made from a ruined dress. Now, it's expected to sell for $100,000 — if not more — at an auction.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Princess Diana wore a pink blouse in her engagement portrait in 1981. AdvertisementOne of Princess Diana's most iconic garments is being auctioned off. The auction house, Julien's Auctions, estimates that it will fetch between $80,000 and $100,000 when it sells. As of Monday, Diana's blouse has one bid for $80,000, and Julien's Auctions anticipates it could sell for as much as $100,000. In addition to the Emanuel blouse, the Julien's Auctions TCM Hollywood Legends auction will also feature a Jacques Azagury dress Diana wore on multiple occasions.

Persons: Diana, David, Elizabeth Emanuel, —, Princess Diana's, Charles, Lord Snowden, Princess Margaret, Alastair Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Elizabeth, Diana's, DANIEL LEAL, hadn't, David Levenson, Diana wasn't, Emanuel, Jacques Azagury, Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Jayne Fincher Organizations: Service, Vogue, Kensington Palace, AP, Julien's, TCM Hollywood, Business, mascara, Getty, Westminster Abbey, New, New York Historical Locations: Kensington, Westminster, Italy, Canada, New York

☆ Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of November 26
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Wsj Arts In Review Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Eddie Murphy in ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Photo: PrimeFilm• “Godzilla Minus One” (Dec. 1): Nothing says it’s the holiday season quite like a giant radioactive lizard. The acclaimed Japanese director Takashi Yamazaki spins an origin story of the famed monster in this kaiju film set just after World War II. • “The Shift” (Dec. 1): Kristoffer Polaha stars alongside Neal McDonough , Elizabeth Tabish and Sean Astin in this sci-fi thriller about a man who finds himself trapped in a dystopian alternate universe and tries to escape back to reality and the love of his life.

Persons: Eddie Murphy, Candy Cane, •, Takashi Yamazaki, Kristoffer Polaha, Neal McDonough, Elizabeth Tabish, Sean Astin

☆ Why conversation is at the heart of an excellent customer experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Nice | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NICE Enlighten, a purpose-built AI for customer experience, has operations, agents, and customers covered across the end-to-end customer journeyAI chatbots that understand and respond to customer emotions can be used to personalize the customer experience and provide expedited resolutions. Conversation as a means of delivering exceptional customer experience (CX) has reached a tipping point in today's modern business landscape. This mismatch between consumer expectations and business capabilities is a significant opportunity for generative AI to improve the customer experience. The future of conversational customer experienceAlthough AI has the potential to revolutionize the customer experience, it is not without its drawbacks. These chatbots can be used to personalize the customer experience and provide expedited resolutions to customer problems.

Persons: Elizabeth Tobey, Tobey Organizations: NICE, CX, Insider Studios

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