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☆ I'm a decluttering expert. Here's how to know when to replace your pillows, mattress, and sheets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Julia Williamson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Pillows should be washed oftenYou're used to washing your sheets and pillowcases weekly, but you may be forgetting about the pillows themselves. Pillowcases will protect them to some extent, but you should really be laundering your pillows every six months or so. If you're springing for high-quality feather pillows you can keep them for decades, provided you're cleaning and fluffing them regularly. Here's the real deal: once any aspect of your bedding starts to feel less than dreamily comfortable, it's probably time to replace it. Once you've decided to replace your sheets or pillows, get the old ones out of the house.

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☆ How 'Bridgerton' Merch, Brand Collabs, and Marketing Made Regency Era Cool Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Advertisement'Bridgerton' provided escapist entertainment during a period of isolationPhoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton and Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in season one of "Bridgerton." Will Tilston, Florence Hunt, Luke Thompson, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Newton, and Nicola Coughlan in "Bridgerton" season three. Not only did "Bridgerton" fans read the novels, but they showed off the books themselves — original editions, newer covers, and limited edition variant box sets — on BookTok. Bath & Body Works teamed up with "Bridgerton" to create a 36-piece collection of candles, body care, and more. Not only did Bath & Body Works' "Bridgerton" products sell well, Cooper said, but they helped attract younger customers to stores thanks to promotional efforts on social media, where the "Bridgerton" campaign was the company's "most engaged" effort of the year.

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☆ Journalists keep stealing Air Force One-branded items from the presidential airliner: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Members of the White House Correspondents' Association routinely travel on Air Force One. AdvertisementJournalists traveling aboard the Air Force One presidential airliner keep nabbing its many branded knickknacks. Now the White House is trying to put a stop to it. Following a multi-day trip with the press aboard, members of the Air Force took inventory of the plane and found several items missing, according to Politico. After alerting the White House Travel Office about the missing pieces, White House Correspondents' Association president and NBC reporter Kelly O'Donnell reportedly sent a curt email to her colleagues telling them to knock it off.

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☆ Do you have seasonal allergies? Here’s how to find out and what to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

More than 1 in 4 adults and nearly 1 in 5 children have seasonal allergies, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Are there other substances that can cause seasonal allergies? CNN: Are there other substances that can cause seasonal allergies? These are not seasonal allergies, as they aren’t related to environmental exposures and can happen year-round. There are many online resources for reducing allergens in your home that can help to decrease the impact of seasonal allergies.

Persons: CNN —, Leana Wen, It’s, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Northern, US Centers for Disease Control, Nature Communications, George Washington University, CDC

☆ The Mayor of Los Angeles Wants to Prove Homelessness Can Be Solved
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Karen Bass took office as Los Angeles mayor with a mandate to tackle homelessness, Venice Beach was at the top of her agenda. On a recent morning in the neighborhood, however, dog walkers navigated the wide sidewalks with little trouble, and there wasn’t a tent in sight. This is what Ms. Bass and her allies say is progress. More than a year into her term, the sidewalks and parks in Los Angeles are, on the whole, cleaner. But momentum in the nation’s second most populous city is fragile.

Persons: Karen Bass, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bass Organizations: Los Angeles Locations: Los, Venice, Los Angeles

☆ While TikTok's future is unknown, micro-business owners continue to rely on it — including one founder who shared 3 tips for marketing and going viral
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Bella Sayegh | Leila Jordan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When Lauren Nelda Pascal sewed her first silk bonnet, she wasn't thinking about building a viral TikTok business. Now Pascal's TikTok business account has over 107,000 followers and 2.6 million likes, and Lizzo and other celebrities have featured her products on their pages. But she said the discussion forced business owners to consider how they might pivot their social-media strategy if needed. Unlike on TikTok, businesses using Instagram Reels, Instagram's short-form-video feature, should be more cautious with trending audio. I have a product that I believe in, and so I try to let that bleed through my content," Pascal said.

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The National Sleep Foundation's annual Sleep Awareness Week, which runs March 10 to March 16 this year, brings with it a wealth of sales on everything from mattresses to fun sleep accessories. Below, we've added links to some of today's best sales and compiled 14 of the best sleep-related products currently on sale. From our best overall mattress recommendation to a few minor accessories, there's something for everyone this Sleep Awareness Week. Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress (Queen) $1,599.00 $1,999.00 Save 20% The Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress has great edge support and motion isolation. Shop at LeesaBusiness Insider's best overall mattress of 2024 is now on sale for 20% off.

Persons: you've, you'll, Pillow, VAVA, Duffield, Luna, Anker, that's Organizations: Business, King, Cal, Bluetooth, Casper Locations: Brooklinen

☆ Trench rats: Rodents swarm Ukraine frontlines in grisly echo of World War I
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Christian Edwards | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Mice and rats are seen scurrying around under beds, in backpacks, power generators, coat pockets and pillowcases. A mousetrap in a garbage can tries to stem the swarm of rodents in a trenches near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in October 2023. The report was reminiscent of those from World War I, where the putrid pileup of waste and corpses allowed “trench rats” to breed rapidly. As well as causing anxiety and disease among soldiers, mice also ravage military and electrical equipment. In World War I, soldiers could not solve the trench rat problem.

Persons: “ Kira, ”, ” Kira, Kira, Libkos, Robert Graves, “, General Valery Zaluzhny, Hulton, ” Zahorodniuk, Ukraine weathers, Zahorodniuk Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Hulton Deutsch, Ukraine’s National Museum of Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Bakhmut, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Moscow, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk region

☆ E-commerce stocks rally after Black Friday shoppers spend record online
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shoppers turned out in full force on Thanksgiving and over the Black Friday weekend, largely shunning physical stores for the comfort of clicking "buy online" from their couches. Black Friday online spending reached a record $9.8 billion in the U.S., up 7.5% from a year earlier, according to Adobe Analytics. Online sales on Cyber Weekend, the days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, surged 7.7% to $10.3 billion. Cyber Monday sales are expected to reach up to $12.4 billion, making it the biggest U.S. online shopping day of the year, according to Adobe. A plastic rice washing bowl, listed as one of the top-selling Cyber Week items, is discounted 68% to $1.89 with free shipping.

Persons: Shoppers, Wayfair, Afterpay, Klarna, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Siemiatkowski Organizations: Adobe Analytics, Black, Adobe, National Retail Federation, CNBC PRO Locations: U.S

☆ I'm an Airbnb host who gives my guests no chores. I bring in up to $2,000 a month just renting my NYC-area apartment on weekends.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Christina Kochis, 34, began hosting her apartment in Jersey City on Airbnb four months ago. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jersey City resident Christina Kochis, 34, who began renting out her one-bedroom apartment on Airbnb. I have a great apartment in Jersey City. AdvertisementKochis' Jersey City apartment Christina KochisI first listed it on a Thursday night in September thinking it might take a couple of weeks to get my first hit. I don't want to give guests a ridiculous chore listKochis' Jersey City apartment Christina KochisI've personally been to Airbnbs where it gets ridiculous.

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☆ The 44 Best Black Friday Mattress and Bedding Deals 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Samantha Sharf | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Luckily, some popular mattress and bedding brands—including Saatva, Parachute, Avocado and Lunya—are offering steep discounts for Black Friday. Keep reading for the best Black Friday mattress sales and bedding deals. BrooklinenBrooklinen first got famous for sheets (Buy Side particularly likes its linen set). SaatvaBuy Side has recommended more products from Saatva than any other mattress brand. Saatva also has our picks for best pillow for back sleepers, best cooling mattress topper and best linen sheets for hot sleepers, among others.

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☆ Gift Wrapping That Doesn’t Create Waste
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Victoria Gomelsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Pull up the bottom corner of the furoshiki and cover the bottles. Pick up the corner of the fabric at bottom and tuck it in between the bottles. KAWAMURA My wife and I use them for gifts, and we always wrap cushions with furoshiki. And apart from that, there are some ways of using it as an organizer for your travels. The trait of furoshiki is versatility.

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☆ How ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ went from a cult classic to beloved Disney property
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Audience support led to multiple rereleases, elevating the film from a cult classic to a must-watch movie during both Halloween and Christmas. But after the “Beetlejuice” filmmaker departed the studio and proved his success in helming his first “Batman” film, Disney returned to the project. Moviestore/Shutterstock“They never felt (“Nightmare”) was a Disney film,” Selick told IGN. Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction is dressed up from Halloween to Christmas with characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." “Nightmare” characters now make regular appearances at the Disney parks during Halloween and Christmas, greeting young visitors and appearing on seasonal merchandise.

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☆ Japanese American prisoner art depicts life in WWII detention camps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Emiko Jozuka | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Courtesy Japanese American National MuseumThe detention of Japanese Americans, most of whom were US citizens, was enacted by Franklin Roosevelt via executive order following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Courtesy Japanese American National MuseumThe artworks, some of which are now showing at the Museum of Modern Art in Wakayama, Japan, also serve to preserve disappearing first-hand memories of the camps. Courtesy Japanese American National MuseumYang added that the collection’s diversity reflects the varied experiences of detainees — perspectives that were overlooked by US officials at the time. The detention of Japanese Americans, Emanuel said, was a “shameful” chapter in American history. Courtesy Japanese American National MuseumSome juggled their art with more pressing responsibilities — like Hibi, who single-handedly raised her two children after her husband’s death by working in a garment factory, all while painting and attending art classes.

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☆ Opinion: Why the fall of Afghanistan in 2021 broke me in a way my husband’s death didn’t
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Hilary Krieger | Opinion Jane Horton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Chris Horton, a sniper with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, stands with his weapon in Paktia, Afghanistan, in 2011. In this March 2016 photo, US Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin and Gold Star Wife Jane Horton talk at Headquarters Resolute Support Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. Jane Horton, senior adviser to the acting secretary of defense, gives a speech in Kabul in December 2020. It was a place that might have even been darker than the day Chris died. Chris Horton and Jane Horton pose for a photo on their wedding day in 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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☆ Custom art, air purifiers and TikTok: College spending boom could booster retailers' sales this fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Eros Hoagland | Getty ImagesOver the past few years, Alicia Browne has noticed a change in what college students haul out of cars on move-in days at the University of Alabama. A growing pie — and market share up for grabsAs college spending is poised to grow, retailers have another reason to vie for students' dollars. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIt is difficult to estimate how much college market share Bed Bath had in total. Shipt, the Target-owned delivery service, and Walmart have both tried to attract more college students to their membership programs by offering a special discounted price. She said the company's growth has been fueled by college students who want uniquely decorated rooms that reflect their personalities.

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☆ Bedding Deals for Memorial Day—These Sales Are Still Going
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

By Madeline DiamondWhile Memorial Day Weekend is over, many of these bedding deals are still available and include sheet sets, mattresses, pajamas and more. Memory foam mattressAnother pick from our mattress buying guide, this mattress from Dreamcloud, is 40% off for Memorial Day, which means that the queen-size version is marked down by $733. As part of the brand’s sitewide Memorial Day sale, you can score 20% off the blanket with the code SAVE20. Right now, the set is nearly $50 off as part of the brand’s Memorial Day sale. It comes in nine colors, five of which are on sale right now for 20% off.

☆ How big was Bed, Bath's Beyond? Breaking down the weirdest merchandise of the iconic retailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Alex Leeds Matthews | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The rest are spread among other home goods and retail categories, the largest being kitchen and home decor. Smaller categories included pet supplies, which had separate sections for bird supplies and pet furniture covers. The in-person store even has an entire section dedicated to “As Seen on TV” gadgets for the infomercials devotees, like ShamWow! As the company begins closing its remaining 360 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and the coupons expire, there will be deep-discount sales to get the remaining items off shelves. The silver lining: you may be able to finally get that 11-foot solar-powered cantilever patio umbrella or waterproof backseat pet hammock at a low, low price.

☆ Ulta posts strong holiday quarter as shoppers squeeze makeup into their budgets
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kimbell said that consumer spending across income levels remained strong in the fourth quarter and that customers are not trading down to cheaper options, despite higher prices on the company's products. Same-store sales grew 15.6% in the fourth quarter, slower growth than the 21.4% jump it posted in the same quarter the previous year, but well above analysts' estimates of 8.4%, according to StreetAccount. Kimbell said that makeup, haircare, skincare and fragrance products all saw double-digit sales growth in the fourth quarter. Wall Street was anticipating 2023 revenue of $10.74 billion and earnings per share of $24.25, according to Refinitiv. It opened 12 new stores in the fourth quarter and is shooting for between 25 and 30 new locations in 2023.

☆ New & Notable: Latest releases from Brooks, Burrow and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Zoe Malin | Zoe Malin Is The Associate Updates Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

This story is part of Select's New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches, major sales, what we're buying and some of our latest recommendations and advice. This week, we’ve got Burrow’s new shelving system, the latest Brooks running sneaker, Lalo’s bath collection for kids and more. Brooks debuted the Ghost 15 sneaker for men and women. The sneaker is also designed with 9% more recycled material than the Ghost 14. — Zoe Malin, associate updates editorI decided to take advantage of Sephora’s Holiday Savings Event to stock up on some of my favorite skin care essentials.

While Amazon's second Prime Day-esque sale in 2022 — the Prime Early Access Sale — doesn't start until Oct. 11, the retailer is already rolling out early deals exclusive to Prime members. SKIP AHEAD Best early Prime deals | Exclusive promotions for Prime membersWhile you’re browsing early Prime deals, keep in mind that Amazon is not the only retailer hosting a mega sale in the next few weeks. Below, we rounded up a handful of early Prime Early Access Sale deals we think you’ll want to know about leading up to the official sale on Oct. 11-12. Best early Prime dealsAs you're sifting through Amazon’s wide variety of early Prime Early Access Sale deals, you’ll notice that some are available for a limited time period, meaning once it sells out, the deal is over. Early Prime Early Access Sale Day promotions for Prime membersBeyond deals on products across categories, Amazon is also offering a few promotions Prime members can take advantage of leading up to its October sale.

☆ All the best products we’ve tested in 2021 (so far)
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Cnn Underscored Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +62 min

Best coffee subscription: Blue Bottle (starting at $11 per shipment; bluebottle.com)Blue BottleBlue Bottle’s coffee subscription hit all of our marks during the testing process. This mask, though, formed the best seal around the edges, blocking out more light than any other mask we tested. Not only does it keep your drinks hot or cold for many hours, it’s solidly durable and has the best lid we’ve ever tested. Best smart display: Amazon Echo Show 8 ($99.99, originally $129.99; amazon.com)AmazonThe Echo Show 8 is the best smart display we tested, with a versatile 8-inch screen in a build that really fits anywhere. Best smart thermostat: Nest Learning Thermostat ($223, originally $229; amazon.com)GoogleThe Nest Learning Thermostat studies your habits and controls the temperature in your home automatically.

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