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We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Chappell Roan's 2024 tour. Chappell Roan 2024 tour scheduleIncluding 12 shows in North America, there are still 21 concert dates remaining in Chappell Roan's 2024 tour. How to buy tickets for Chappell Roan 2024 concert tourYou can purchase original tickets for Chappell Roan's 2024 tour on Ticketmaster or for her festival appearances through each festival's respective personal site. How much are Chappell Roan tickets? Vivid Seats offers comparable prices for resale tickets to Chappell Roan's 2024 tour dates.

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☆ 31-year-old once played guitar for $3 in tips—now he brings in up to $70,000 a month between music and real estate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Lin pours earnings from his day job into real estate. Managing rental properties: 'It's so minimal that I don't even consider it work'The majority of Lin's $1 million net worth is tied up in real estate. He chose to buy in Little Rock, where real estate prices are lower and rent is stable, he says. Lin bought a portfolio of three houses in March 2023, then another building in February 2024. Real estate takes up a lot of Lin's time when he's actively searching for a new place to buy, or when he's dealing with tenant turnover.

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Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan - February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. For the first half of the year, luxury group LVMH this week reported " exceptional growth in Japan arising in particular from purchases made by Chinese travelers." SHANGHAI — Luxury brands are seeing a surge in sales in Japan, largely driven by purchases from Chinese travelers taking advantage of a weak yen, according to earnings results this month. The income segment covers families in mainland China earning at least 30,000 yuan a month ($4,140, or about $50,000 a year). besides Hong Kong, across most luxury brands."

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☆ Elon Musk's Favorite Dating App Is Run by the Tokyo Government
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Grace, a 29-year-old publicist in New York, has regularly used a slew of dating apps for more than four years, with little luck. Among millions, a consensus is forming: Dating apps suck so bad that they might even be deliberately keeping us from finding love. In Tokyo, the city government is even releasing its own dating app, part of a campaign called Tokyo Futari Story ("futari" means couple). Bouke de Vries, an associate professor of philosophy at Ghent University in Belgium who's studied dating apps, argues that state-run dating apps are at least in theory better positioned to help people find partners without spending too much money or time in the process. Last year, Japan's most popular dating app, the Match Group-owned Pairs, began collaborating with several prefectures and cities.

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☆ 10 athletes to watch from Team USA at the Summer Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Paris CNN —Competition is already underway in Paris for the 2024 edition of the Summer Olympics and Team USA is set to take to the River Seine Friday for the Opening Ceremonies. It was the biggest shock of the Tokyo Games and left many observers wondering if the career of one of the most incredible athletes of all time had just ended in a flash. Noah Lyles competes in the men's 200 meter semi-final on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 28, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. Sha’carri RichardsonSha'Carri Richardson wins women's 200m heat in 21.99 for the top time during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field. Sophia SmithHeading to her first Olympics, Smith is the leading light of a new generation of stars for the US Women’s National Team.

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Best Grocery Credit Cards of 2024Introduction to Grocery Credit CardsIf you spend a lot of money on groceries, using a rewards credit card that offers bonus rewards at the supermarket makes sense to maximize this necessary expense. Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application. The ones reviewed here are the best grocery credit cards in 2024, according to Business Insider's team of credit card experts. Best for Cash Back on Groceries With No Annual Fee: Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit CardBest for cash back on groceries with no annual fee Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card Apply now lock icon An icon in the shape of lock. Best Credit Card for Groceries Frequently Asked QuestionsAre grocery credit cards worth it?

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☆ Why the Paris Olympics cost so much less than in Rio, London or Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Darren Geeter | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

About 10,000 athletes, a record 8.6 million tickets sold and billions of television viewers worldwide: That's the Olympics, and they are set to start on Friday in Paris. Since the 1960s, every city hosting the Olympics exceeded its initial budget by a large margin, according to an Oxford University study. Spending at the 2024 Paris Olympics is expected to come in at under $10 billion — only about 25% over the initial budget, according to an S&P Global Ratings report. About 95% of the venues slated for use during the Paris Olympics existed prior to the city's winning bid to host the Games, according to the S&P Global Ratings report. Watch the video to learn more about how Paris is poised to pull off one of the cheapest Olympics in modern history.

Organizations: Oxford University, Aquatics Locations: Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo

☆ What to expect from Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Paris CNN —The 2024 Summer Olympic Games formally get underway on Friday with an incredibly unique Opening Ceremony aimed at putting one of the world’s most famous cities on display. PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 24: A view of Trocadero Square, the venue for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, on July 24, 2024 in Paris, France. The 2024 Summer Games were organized with a mind to put the entire French nation on display, including its more tropical territories. A Games focused on sustainabilityPARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 14: The Paris 2024 logo, representing the Olympic and Paralympic Games four months prior to the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games is displayed on the facade of Paris town hall on March 14, 2024 in Paris, France. The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games takes place on Friday 26th July, along the River Seine.

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☆ Sam Altman says the US has to do 4 things to prevent China from taking the AI throne
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a four-point plan to help the United States retain its dominance in the global AI arms race. To this end, the first step in Altman's plan is to ensure proper safeguards around AI technology. He said that would help create more jobs and establish AI as a "new industrial base" in the United States. He also said the United States needs to invest in developing a new generation of AI innovators, researchers, and engineers. Related storiesThird, the United States should establish more regulations around trade and the transmission of information across borders.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, Altman's, Altman, aren't, Axios Organizations: Service, Washington, Business, International Atomic Energy Agency, AI, Internet Corporation, ICANN, United States, Stanford's Institute for, Intelligence Locations: United States, American, United, China

☆ Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the game of climate change, there are both winners and losers. AdvertisementMany of these climate change "winners" are hardy, fast-breeding scavengers that already live in some of the most degraded habitats on Earth: cities. When it comes to what they eat, they aren't picky, which means they probably don't have to worry about climate change eliminating their food source. If climate change is driving a "ratpocalypse," as some evidence suggests, that could have big consequences for human health. But as climate change raises temperatures and alters precipitation trends, their range is expanding and shifting to new geographic areas.

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☆ Pfizer's gene therapy for rare genetic bleeding disorder succeeds in late-stage trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pfizer on Wednesday said its experimental gene therapy for a rare genetic blood-clotting disorder succeeded in a large late-stage trial, paving the way for a potential approval. Without enough of that protein, the blood cannot clot properly, increasing the risk of spontaneous bleeding and severe bleeding after surgery. Pfizer said its one-time treatment significantly cut the number of annual bleeding episodes in patients with moderately severe to severe hemophilia A after 15 months. If approved, Pfizer's therapy will compete with BioMarin Pharmaceutical 's one-time treatment Roctavian. BioMarin is reportedly considering whether to divest its hemophilia A therapy, which costs $2.9 million.

Persons: Andrew Leavitt, Pfizer Organizations: Pfizer, Sangamo Therapeutics, BioMarin Locations: U.S

☆ Israel is blocking physicians with Palestinian heritage from entering Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Yahya Abou-Ghazala | Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Suleiman’s denial is part of a policy recently communicated to medical missions going into Gaza through Israel. Before the war, Palestinian medics and medics of Palestinian heritage who held other passports could apply to Israel for entry into Gaza and have no issues getting approval. Ambulances lined up in front of the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing during a visit of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 23. “We reiterate that we STRONGLY advice (sic) against any attempt of entering Gaza with a Palestinian background/roots,” the email stated. The ad disclosed that “applicants with a Palestinian ID or Palestinian roots are not allowed into Gaza.” The post has since been deleted.

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☆ Only 54 movies have ever hit $1 billion at the box office — here they all are
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022)The character of Jake Sully in "Avatar: The Way of Water." 20th Century StudiosWorldwide gross: $2,320,250,281Two weeks after its premiere in movie theaters, Cameron's first "Avatar" sequel had already grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, a rare feat during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I was never nervous that people would lose interest because I didn't think they needed to have interest. So I was nervous about how the movie would do because when you stop being nervous, you stop caring. But I was never worried," Landau added of the movie's strong box-office performance.

Persons: Jake Sully, Jon Landau, Cameron, Landau Organizations: Century Studios

☆ How CrowdStrike caused a global IT meltdown and what comes next
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +24 min

But this was not a Microsoft issue. Tom ChittyWe're going to talk more about who CrowdStrike are, I think, you know, some people would probably never have heard of CrowdStrike. Lots and lots and lots of global businesses rely on CrowdStrike for their security. I had first seen that and thought it was a Microsoft issue, the reason why Windows crashed on my PC. It was a CrowdStrike issue.

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☆ Twice-yearly shot proves successful at preventing HIV infection among women, trial data shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing infections in a study among young women and adolescent girls in Africa. The twice-yearly injection of the drug lenacapavir can provide total protection against HIV infections, demonstrating 100% efficacy in Phase 3 trial data released by drugmaker Gilead and published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The twice-a-year injections of lenacapavir could add another option at preventing HIV infections to the toolbox. The latest Phase 3 findings are part of Gilead’s PURPOSE program, which comprises five HIV prevention trials around the world. “While Gilead awaits additional phase 3 clinical trial data and the potential regulatory filings for HIV prevention administered twice-yearly, it is too early to state the price of lenacapavir for PrEP (prevention).

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☆ CrowdStrike to vendors: Sorry for the global tech outage. Here’s a $10 Uber Eats voucher
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Third-party agents selling and supporting CrowdStrike software and the complicated repairs for customers have been a miserably busy bunch over the past week. CrowdStrike’s token of appreciation for those vendors: a $10 Uber Eats voucher. But a $10 Uber Eats voucher should make it all better, right? The ironic part is, at least where I’m located, I can’t even get a pizza for $10 on Uber Eats after taxes and fees. But the software giant has yet to dole out a nickel to them for their troubles — not even a $10 Uber Eats voucher.

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☆ Ford keeps having to repair customers’ new cars and trucks. Its profit is plunging and its stock tumbled
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Shares of Ford fell more than 11% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the automaker reported much weaker than expected earnings. The company said it was compelled to set aside more money to cover the cost of repairing customers’ vehicles. That badly missed analysts’ forecasts of earnings per share of 68 cents a share. It was the nearly 50% drop in operating profit in Ford Blue, which includes traditional gasoline-powered cars and truck sales to consumers, that hurt its bottom line. Ford Pro, which includes fleet sales to businesses and governments, reported a modest gain in operating profits.

Persons: Ford, ”, John Lawler Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ford, Ford Pro, Revenue Locations: New York

☆ CrowdStrike sent its partners $10 Uber Eats gift cards as an apology for mass IT outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewCrowdStrike, the cyber security firm responsible for last week's global tech outage, is thanking its partners for their extra work in the aftermath of the crash with $10 Uber Eats gift cards. The first email, which was addressed to CrowdStrike partners, was signed by Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at the company. Related storiesAbout four hours after the Uber Eats voucher was canceled, the source got another email with a $10 credit and the message, "You've been sent a Oops! Uber eats voucher!" The CrowdStrike spokesperson told BI that Uber flagged the gift cards as fraud because so many people were redeeming them.

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☆ CrowdStrike losses may be biggest test yet of cybersecurity insurance risk warning from Warren Buffett
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jain's hypothetical seemed prescient when a quality control issue from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused a worldwide IT outage that halted flights and freight, shuttered retail outlets, and caused hospitals to resort to charting on paper. "Insurers have been worried about something like what happened with CrowdStrike since cloud adoption happened," said Dale Gonzales, chief innovation officer at Axio, a cyber security risk analysis company. Fitch estimates that the number of insured losses will not exceed $10 billion, ending somewhere in the mid- to high-single billions and that the industry largely priced those in. The cybersecurity insurance market did get lucky, in some respects, with the CrowdStrike meltdown. "Cyber events that have more of a physical consequence would be much bigger in size or scope in terms of losses," Glombicki said.

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☆ Covid-19 is an unwelcome attendee at the Paris Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have emerged around how the spread of the disease will be mitigated at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday. Although the world is no longer under a public health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Olympic Games come as a wave of Covid-19 infections has hit the United States. The French capital is expected to welcome about 15 million tourists while it hosts the Olympic Games. “Attending a mass gathering event increases your chances of being exposed to respiratory diseases, including whooping cough and COVID-19.

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☆ I've been to dozens of airport lounges worldwide. Here are the 5 things I never do in them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jill Robbins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewI travel often — at least once a month — and I like having access to Delta Sky Clubs through my co-branded Delta credit card and Priority Pass, a membership that gets me into over 1,500 airport lounges worldwide. I enjoy using airport lounges because they're usually quieter and less crowded than waiting at the gate. As a frequent traveler, here are five things I never do in an airport lounge. Stuff my face like food is going out of styleMany airport lounges offer buffets. Using headphones is also a cardinal rule of airport lounges, although I see people streaming or FaceTime without them all the time.

Persons: —, I've, they're, I'm, Jill Robbins Organizations: Service, Delta Sky Clubs, Business

☆ Transportation Department to Investigate Delta After Flight Delays
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that his department had opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines after the tech outage last week disrupted flights worldwide, and the agency wanted to hear from travelers who said that the airline had not complied with passenger protection requirements. The aim of the investigation is to “ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions,” Mr. Buttigieg said in a statement. “All airline passengers have the right to be treated fairly,” he added. The Transportation Department has consumer protection requirements that cover lost baggage, lengthy tarmac delays, compensation for being bumped from an overbooked flight and other protections.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Mr, Buttigieg Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Transportation Department

Prepaid debit cards or gift cards are easy ways to send money to someone without a bank account. Prepaid debit cards and gift cardsAccording to a 2021 FDIC study, nearly a third of unbanked households commonly use prepaid debit cards. Tips for sending money to someone without a bank accountWhen sending money to someone without a bank account, Marguerita Cheng, CFP® professional, RICP, and CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth, suggests comparing different options to find the best for your situation. Money transfer services, prepaid debit cards, gift cards, and digital payment apps or digital wallets are alternatives to sending and receiving money without a bank account. International money transfer services, such as those offered by Western Union or MoneyGram, can help you send money securely to someone without a bank account who lives overseas.

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The information for the following product(s) has been collected independently by Business Insider: Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Card, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card. How to earn rewards from the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful cardLike other Marriott cards, the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Card earns the most points on spending at participating Marriott Bonvoy properties, but it also has a generous earning structure in other categories. Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful card benefits and featuresMarriott Bonvoy Gold elite statusMarriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Card primary cardholders receive Marriott Gold elite status automatically for as long as their card is open and in good standing. Most folks will do perfectly fine with the moderately priced Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card or Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card, or even the no-annual-fee Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card . And if you have or have had any of the following cards in the past 90 days, or have received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus from one in the past 24 months, you're also not eligible: Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card, Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card, Marriott Bonvoy® American Express® Card, Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express, Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express, or Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card.

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Wiz has walked away from a $23 billion deal to be acquired by Google, in what would have been the search giant's largest-ever deal, telling employees it would pursue an initial public offering as it initially planned. The deal would have nearly doubled the $12 billion valuation of the startup from its most recent round of funding. Alphabet's cloud segment has been under pressure to grow amid competition from frontrunners Microsoft and Amazon, something the Wiz deal would have helped with. The shift benefited Wiz, which can flag security issues for applications and data on the Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle public clouds. In an interview with CNBC's Sara Eisen and Carl Quintanilla at the New York Stock Exchange last year, Eisen asked Rappaport if he wants to take the startup public.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Wiz, Assaf Rappaport, Rappaport, Thomas Kurian, Brendan Burke, It's, Doug Leone, Covid, Sid Trivedi, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Carl Quintanilla, Eisen Organizations: Alphabet Inc, Government, Society, Google, CNBC, Microsoft, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia, PitchBook, Intuit, Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Wiz's, Wiz, Oracle, Foundation Capital, Motorola, Lenovo, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Stanford , California, Sequoia

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