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☆ The Titan tragedy will join the Byford Dolphin accident as one of the most gruesome deep-sea incidents in history
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Titan tragedy joins the Byford Dolphin accident in history's most gruesome deep-sea incidents. It joins the Byford Dolphin accident of 1983 — another deep-sea chamber compression incident but with a very different set of circumstances that killed five and injured one. The Byford Dolphin incidentOn November 5, 1983, four divers — Edwin Coward, Roy Lucas, Bjørn Bergersen, and Truls Hellevik — returned from a deep-sea commercial mission near the Byford Dolphin oil rig. Graphic showing the layout of the living chambers and the diving bell where the Byford Dolphin accident happened. Unlike the divers near the Byford Dolphin oil rig, the Titan passengers didn't have any excess nitrogen in their blood.

Persons: — Edwin Coward, Roy Lucas, Bjørn Bergersen, Hellevik —, IFLScience, William Crammond, Giertsen, it's, Crammond, Martin Saunders, Stefan Williams, uncrewed submersibles, James Cameron, Cameron, It's, Williams Organizations: Titan, Service, Obscura, Divers Alert, of Forensic Medicine, Science Times, Daily Science, University of Sydney, Good Morning America, ABC News, Eiffel, NBC

CNN —A glistening, curved building of blue tiles and panels in metallic hues, the Pears Jewish Campus (PJC) will be Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural center when it opens its doors in Berlin on Sunday. The "Tree of Life" light installation in the entrance is reflected in the ceiling of the Pears Jewish Campus. Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, right, and artist Tobo, left, spray paint on a graffiti wall on the campus. When he met Tchoban a few years ago, he told the architect of his dream to have a Jewish educational center. “(The PJC) is a new stage of the 1,700 (year) history of Jewish life in Germany,” he said.

Persons: ”, Yehuda Teichtal, Monika Skolimowska, Tobo, Tobias Friesike, ” Teichtal, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Markus Schreiber, Sergei Tchoban, Teichtal, Tchoban, Josef Schuster, “, PJC hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Jewish Education, Kondius AG, Jewish Allgemeine, Allgemeine, Central Council of Locations: Berlin, Germany, ” Berlin, ”, Israel, Brooklyn , New York, Auschwitz

☆ What happens when there’s a medical emergency on an airplane
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Then, the passenger said two words that changed everything:“I’m pregnant.”That’s when it hit Hemal: The passenger might go into labor. In the US, the Aviation Medical Assistance Act also protects individuals from legal liability for helping in an onboard medical emergency. Onboard assessmentFeld and Hemal say one of the trickiest aspects of handling an onboard medical emergency is coming in blind. The first time Held assisted with an inflight emergency, she was a very recent medical school graduate. Dr. Sij HemalDuring medical emergencies, flight crew also remain in contact with ground medical teams who help make decisions and give permission for certain medicines to be administered.

Persons: Sij, Hemal, he’d, Charles de Gaulle, Susan Shepherd, who’d, Shepherd, Hemal’s, seatmate, “, ”, ” Hemal, hadn’t, ’ ”, you’re, You’ve, Sij Hemal, –, you’ve, I’m, ‘, Hemal –, he’s, what’s, there’s, he’ll, Dr, Lauren Feld, Feld’s, she’s, Feld, ” Feld, isn’t, it’s “, she’d, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Air, JFK, Air France, CNN Travel, Jamaica Hospital Medical, Cleveland Clinic, Aviation, Feld, Aircraft Locations: India, New Delhi, Paris, Air France, New York City, Cleveland, French, You’re, JFK, US, New York, California

☆ I've racked up $1 million in jewelry sales at 19 years old. Skipping college was a risk, but social media helped me find success.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Evangelina Petrakis is a designer, a social-media influencer, and the founder of EP Jewels. She's made more than $1 million in sales in less than two years to her followers across platforms. I had loved jewelry since I was a little girl, so in 2021, I made the switch and started marketing my own designs under a new name: EP Jewels. Since starting the jewelry business, I've recorded $1 million in sales. I've stayed close to my niche by not creating TikTok videos that aren't relevant to me, such as TikTok dances.

Persons: She's, —, Evangelina Petrakis, I've, Mannino, Jordyn Mannino, Mike, I'm, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Amazon, lhaas Locations: York, New York, inauthenticity

☆ Internet sensation Salt Bae shuts down New York burger restaurant that infamously sold $99 milkshakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nusret Gökçe — AKA Salt Bae — opened Manhattan's Salt Bae Burger in 2020. Earlier this month, the Union Square restaurant closed its doors. The Turkish butcher, chef, and entertainer quickly rose to fame with the nickname Salt Bae, and has gone on to amass an international chain of Nusr-Et steakhouses. Salt Bae Burger opened in February 2020 — mere weeks before COVID-19 would shut down the world — but not before Gothamist dubbed it the "worst restaurant in New York City." The New York location was the second Salt Bae Burger opened by Gökçe.

Persons: Nusret Gökçe, —, Bae Burger, Burger, Salt Bae, Gothamist Organizations: Service, Guardian, The, Gökçe, NBC Locations: Turkish, New York City, Manhattan's, The New York, Dubai, NBC New York

☆ Why doctors used to think drilling into people's skulls could treat mental illness
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Carla Delgado | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lobotomies used to be a horrific way that doctors tried to treat patients with mental illness. Different doctors performed lobotomies differently, but one of the primary approaches was to drill a hole in the side of the skull to access the brain. Doctors thought that severing certain connections in the brain could help treat mental illness. By the 1950s, lobotomies were on their way out, but not before doctors performed over 40,000 of them in the US alone. A drill, shown on the right, is cranked by hand to help doctors access the patient's brain.

Persons: Lobotomies, —, Howard Dully, Dully, Walter Freeman —, National Library of Medicine Lobotomies, lobotomies, Egas Moniz, Mical Raz, Raz, Freeman Organizations: Service, NPR, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Singapore Medical, University of Rochester, Library of Medicine Locations: Portugal, Singapore, Europe, North America, California, Tennessee, Colorado, Delaware

☆ ‘The Flash’ Review: Ezra Miller’s Speedster Stumbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ezra Miller Photo: Warner Bros. PicturesWhat was heretofore known as the Butterfly Effect becomes the Canned Tomatoes effect in “The Flash,” a sci-fi superhero tale about what goes wrong when the tiniest alteration is made in the history of humanity. Seeking to save his mom from being murdered and his dad from being falsely accused of the slaying, speedy-footed Barry Allen, aka the Flash, travels past the speed of light, enabling him to go back in time and put a can of tomatoes in his mother’s shopping cart. This decision saves his parents, but could lead to the end of the world. These days, in multiverse-obsessed comic-book movies, there is always another world, so no great loss.

Persons: Ezra Miller, Barry Allen Organizations: Warner Bros

It's focused on maximizing your after-tax yield with a diverse, low-cost blend of bond ETFs. Read our review Read Our Review A looong arrow, pointing rightWhy you should consider an automated bond portfolioWealthfront's automated bond portfolio pays a 5.59% yield, which is higher than Wealthfront's own cash account that pays 4.55% to 5.05%. Also, the automated bond portfolio may be tax-advantaged, but there's no guarantee that it will work. But neither platform offers automated investing specifically for bond ETFs, so passive investors are better off with Wealthfront. It also invests in a blend of commission-free bond ETFs and iShares bond ETFs.

Persons: Wealthfront, —, Charles Schwab, you'll Organizations: Bond, Service, SEC, Reading Chevron, Treasury, Fidelity, Wealthfront

☆ How 50 Cent changed tactics and sold 'Power' after a string of rejections from networks like HBO and Showtime
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

50 Cent says HBO, Showtime, Paramount, and Hulu passed on "Power." He used music to help pitch the show after an initial round of rejections. Jackson said he and Courtney Kemp pitched the show to HBO, Showtime, Paramount, and Hulu — but they all passed. He said he got paid $17,000 an episode to act, executive produce, and make music for the show. Jackson is also a producer on the Starz show "BMF" and previously had an overall deal with the network.

Persons: Cent, Hulu, Curtis Jackson, Jackson, Courtney Kemp, Hulu —, Courtney Organizations: Showtime, Paramount, Starz, HBO, Fox

☆ New James Webb Space Telescope image shows 45,000 galaxies in unprecedented detail
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The James Webb Space Telescope released a recent image that contains 45,000 galaxies. Scientists have been studying GOODS for years with various instruments, including the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and Spitzer Space Telescope, to name just a few. James Webb Space Telescope discovers 100s of new galaxiesThe James Webb Space Telescope is studying the hearts of galaxies, like this one, to better understand star formation. With hundreds more galaxies to study in unprecedented detail, thanks to JWST, astronomers are learning that galaxies in our early universe were more turbulent than previously thought. In particular, by studying the light signatures of these young galaxies, astronomers spotted something they didn't expect: strong emission lines.

Persons: James Webb, —, Chandra X, Kevin Hainline, James Webb Space, Webb, Lee, Schmidt JWST, Endsley, Joyce Kang Organizations: James Webb Space, Service, Astronomers, Hubble, Spitzer, Webb, University of Arizona, James Webb Space Telescope, ESA, NASA, CSA, JWST, Telescope Science Institute

It's focused on maximizing your after-tax yield with a diverse, low-cost blend of bond ETFs. Here's everything you need to know about the new Wealthfront automated bond portfolio. Read our review Read Our Review A looong arrow, pointing rightWhy you should consider an automated bond portfolioWealthfront's automated bond portfolio pays a 5.48% yield, which is higher than Wealthfront's own cash account that pays 4.55% to 5.05%. Also, the automated bond portfolio may be tax-advantaged, but there's no guarantee that it will work. It also invests in a blend of commission-free bond ETFs and iShares bond ETFs.

Persons: Wealthfront, —, Charles Schwab, you'll Organizations: Bond, Service, SEC, Reading Chevron, Treasury, Fidelity, Wealthfront

☆ Who wins in the PGA-LIV tie-up? Hint: It’s not the golfers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A bit of background for the uninitiated:Men’s pro golf in North America has been dominated by the PGA Tour for decades. Last year, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund spent an estimated $2 billion to form a rival league, LIV Golf, to challenge PGA’s dominance. LIV attracted many of the sport’s top players away from the PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour by offering more prize money. A long legal battle followed, and LIV golfers were banned from established tours. It is pronounced like “live.” As in, “Please don’t kill me, I want to live.”Oh, yeah — that brings me to the whole “why you should care” bit, and why many pro golfers and fans are apoplectic over the tie-up.

Persons: CNN Business ’, LIV Golf, LIV, “ LIV ”, Jamal Khashoggi, sportswashing, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, soccer’s Cristiano Ronaldo —, Chris Isidore, Bloomberg, it’s, ”, Peter Coy, “, you’ll Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, PGA Tour, PGA, Bloomberg, US Justice Department, Tour, US Federal Trade Commission, New York Times Locations: New York, North America, Saudi, Saudi Arabia

☆ A crocodile makes history with the first-ever virgin birth of its species, researchers say. But none of the 14 eggs hatched much to scientists' disappointment.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Researchers said the 18-year-old crocodile who lived alone laid 14 eggs. DNA from the fetus and the 18-year-old crocodile matched, researchers said, adding that the fetus lacked paternal genes. In other words, this solidifies the researcher's virgin birth hypothesis. Warren Booth, an entomologist at Virginia Tech University, told The BBC that virgin births are common in animals that descend from dinosaurs. He told The BBC that there likely hadn't been a recorded virgin birth among crocodiles before this because most people weren't specifically looking for it.

Persons: —, Warren Booth, Warren Organizations: Service, Parque Reptilandia, Virginia Tech University, BBC Locations: Costa Rica

☆ I was an English major in college and now I lead a data analytics team. Here are 3 ways I became a 'numbers person.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Navah Maynard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AVERAGE - Calculates the average of a set of values that are manually input or from a cell range. MEDIAN - Calculates the median of a set of values that are manually input or from a cell range. SUMIF - Calculates the total value from a cell range only including the values that match the conditional logic that you set. COUNTIF - Counts the numbers of cells from a cell range only if it meets the criteria that you set. FILTER - Returns only the rows of a cell range that meets the criteria that you set.

Persons: —, I've, Ben Collins, You've, It's Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Google Locations: English

☆ New image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows thousands upon thousands of stars in a galaxy 17 million light years away
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The James Webb Space Telescope snapped a new image of a galaxy 17 million light-years away. And that's exactly what you're seeing here, in this new image from Webb of the galaxy NGC 5068. In fact, NGC 5068 is just one in a series of other galaxies Webb is observing for a project to help us better understand star formation. SchmidtThe James Webb Space Telescope has the advantage of seeing in the infrared. "By observing the formation of stars in nearby galaxies, astronomers hope to kick-start major scientific advances with some of the first available data from Webb," NASA said.

Persons: James Webb, —, Webb, Lee, That's, Schmidt Organizations: Service, Telescope, Local, NASA, ESA, CSA, Harvard Smithsonian, James Webb Space, JWST Locations: Webb

☆ Stephen Hawking's famous theory of how black holes die could mean our entire universe is doomed to evaporate, a new study found
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Stephen Hawking famously predicted in 1974 that black holes die by evaporation. A new study suggests this Hawking radiation that kills black holes could also kill everything else. And up to this point, black holes were the only places experts had looked for it. "And, after a very long period, that would lead to everything in the universe eventually evaporating, just like black holes." It takes black holes longer than the age of the universe to evaporate, researchers have estimated.

Persons: Stephen Hawking, —, Stephen Hawking's, Heino Falcke, Walter van Suijlekom Organizations: Service, Radboud University

☆ Secrets of a superyacht and private jet chef
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

She loves cooking, traveling and adventure, so she’s working her dream job. So captains or crew would recommend me, clients would recommend me to their friends.” Grace Dvornik, private chef“I was hired as a chef right away on a 64-foot sailing yacht,” says Dvornik. “In my personal experience, I haven’t had many celebrities.”As well as accommodating a range of clients, Dvornik has also acclimatized to a revolving door of colleagues-slash-roommates. While yacht crew are usually confined below deck, Dvornik says there are opportunities to enjoy the perks of living on a superyacht. But working in private aviation, Dvornik gets to spend a bit more time exploring.

Persons: Grace Dvornik, Dvornik didn’t, Dvornik, Dvornik’s, “, ”, “ It’s, Dvornik “, she’d, ” Grace Dvornik, ” Dvornik, She’s, she’s, “ I’ve, she’ll, there’s, ’, haven’t, I’m, deckhands, –, It’s, ” Dvornik’s, they’ve, ” “ I’ve, Grace Dvornik Dvornik, it’s, ” She’ll, ” She’s, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Ashburton Chefs Academy, George Brown College Chef School, J, Bravo, ” Yacht Locations: Caribbean, Bahamas, superyachts, Clearwater , Florida, Toronto, Canada, Wyoming, “, ”, Italy

☆ A world in three islands on the Mediterranean
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Pavlo Fedykovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea lies a small country made up of three inhabited islands and irresistible allure. Across its three inhabited islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – you’ll find every sun-soaked aspect of the perfect vacation. The solution: Marsaskala, towards the southeastern tip of Malta island. Mellieħa Bay and St. Paul’s BayBugibba is a classic seaside resort town in St. Paul's Bay. The population is a modest two people, there are no cars, and no signs of globalization – just the untouched Mediterranean.

☆ This is your daily reminder that orcas are just giant dolphins
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Orcas, aka killer whales, are actually dolphins. Orcas are the largest member of the Delphinidae family, which includes dolphins and other species. Like dolphins, orcas are highly intelligent and social animals as well as the sea's apex predators. Killer whales, aka orcas, are actually dolphins. Put another way, all dolphins are whales but not all whales are dolphins.

☆ 5 things you think you know about killer whales that are actually wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But killer whales, or orcas, are actually members of the dolphin family. Killer whales aren't whalesKiller whales are not actually whales, but dolphins. The name "killer" whale isn't from killing humansOrcas are not called killer whales because they're whales that kill humans. Killer whales don't eat just anything that comes their wayContrary to popular belief, orcas are actually pretty picky eaters. Though killer whales may be misunderstood, you definitely shouldn't get a closer look at them.

It's important to understand your money story — the beliefs you have about how you get and spend money. "Emotions can cause and contribute to how you spend money, and vice versa, how we spend can cause and contribute to our emotional state being affected. Financial literacy isn't enough to solve many problems »Audit your emotions — and consider a journalTo get in touch with your emotions around money, keep track of them, suggests Wamala. "Ignoring your emotions keeps you in the dark when it comes to how and why you spend money," she says. "Rather than demonizing our money-related emotions, it's a much more empathic and sustainable approach to get curious about your emotions."

☆ Travel news: Summer flights, best beaches and tourist-deterring fences
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In travel news this week, why this summer could be a record-breaking one for air travel, America’s best beaches and Asian-American fusion cuisine – plus an Austrian village takes an unusual approach to combating unwelcome tourist behavior. Celebrating Asian American heritageGrowing up in North Carolina in the 1980s and ’90s, Kevin Lambert always felt different from his White peers. The United States has long been described as a “melting pot,” and it sure is delicious. 1 beach in the United States, which is on the Gulf of Mexico, has miles of pristine sand. nobleIMAGES/Alamy Stock Photo The best beaches in the United States in 2023 Prev NextHalf of the top 10 beaches in the United States for 2023 are in Florida and Hawaii, according to the latest annual report from coastal scientist “Dr.

☆ Stunning photos of the night sky in one of the darkest places on Earth will make you want to visit New Zealand ASAP
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Rebecca Strong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is especially great for star gazing. But in one of the darkest places on Earth — the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand — that's not an issue. Aoraki is the second-largest dark sky reserve in the world, ranking at a level 2 on the nine-level Bortle Dark-Sky Scale for light pollution. The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is located in southern New Zealand. Igor HoogerwerfAccording to Jason Menard, an executive at Mackenzie Tourism, The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is one of the best places to view the Milky Way — and that's pretty evident in this photo.

☆ A 'Da Vinci glow' casts a ghostly shine on the moon this week. Here's when to catch it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chris Panella | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The "Da Vinci glow" phenomenon will be visible on the moon this week. Here are the best days and times to see the "Da Vinci glow," according to Live Science. The phenomenon is known as the "Da Vinci glow," or "Earthshine." Thanks to the "Da Vinci glow," however, you can see the entire moon as a faint glimmer. When to see the Da Vinci glow on the moonThe new moon on Friday will be practically invisible, lost in the sun's glare, so plan to catch the Da Vinci glow before or after that.

☆ A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and filmed it under a microscope, revealing dozens of crawling face mites
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Erin Heger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. This is more common in people with weakened immune systems that can't keep the population of Demodex mites under control. You can't get rid of face mites, and you shouldn't want toBecause Demodex mites live inside your pores, it's nearly impossible to scrub them out, Robinson said. Our face mites are a testament to that. Check out more footage of these face mites in the video below:

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